Acupuncture for treating common side effects associated with breast cancer treatment: A systematic review

Medical Acupuncture

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-97

  Dos Santos, Stephanie ^a   Hill, Nancy ^a   Morgan, Ashley ^a   Smith, Jenna ^a   Thai, Carolyn ^a   Cheifetz, Oren ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Breast Cancer; Electroacupuncture; Side Effects

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PAIN; CANCER THERAPY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FATIGUE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RANGE OF MOTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; VOMITING;

EID: 77954159704     PISSN: 19336586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acu.2009.0730     Document Type: Article

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