Group acupuncture to relieve radiation induced xerostomia: A feasibility study

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 109-113

  Simcock, Richard ^a   Fallowfield, Lesley ^b   Jenkins, Valerie ^b  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SALIVA; SCINTISCANNING; SECRETION; XEROSTOMIA;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SALIVA; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 77956238843     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.2009.000935     Document Type: Article

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