Using traditional acupuncture for breast cancer-related hot flashes and night sweats

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1047-1057

  De Valois, Beverley A ^a   Young, Teresa E ^a   Robinson, Nicola ^b   McCourt, Christine ^b   Maher, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES AND NIGHT SWEATS QUESTIONNAIRE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MEMORY; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; NIGHT SWEAT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; WOMEN HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; OBSERVATION; SWEATING; TAMOXIFEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77958158448     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0472     Document Type: Article

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