Quality of life of breast cancer patients medicated with anti-estrogens, 2 years after acupuncture treatment: A qualitative study

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 319-325

  Hervik, Jill ^a   Mjåland, Odd ^b  

^a VESTFOLD HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b Sørlandet Sykehus ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

Anti estrogen medication; Breast cancer; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; ANTIESTROGEN; LETROZOLE; TAMOXIFEN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MYALGIA; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHAM PROCEDURE; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 78650780191     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2147/ijwh.s12809     Document Type: Article

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