Acupuncture treatment for persistent hiccups in patients with cancer

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 811-816

  Ge, Adeline X Y ^a   Ryan, Mary E ^a   Giaccone, Giuseppe ^b   Hughes, Marybeth S ^b   Pavletic, Steven Z ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; HICCUP; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANALGESIA; CLASSIFICATION; COMPLICATION; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; FATIGUE; HICCUP; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954946992     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0456     Document Type: Article

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