Acupuncture for symptom management in hemodialysis patients: A prospective, observational pilot study

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 741-748

  Kim, Kun Hyung ^a   Kim, Tae Hun ^a   Kang, Jung Won ^a   Sul, Jae Uk ^b   Lee, Myeong Soo ^a   Kim, Jong In ^c   Shin, Mi Suk ^a   Jung, So Young ^a   Kim, Ae Ran ^a   Kang, Kyung Won ^a   Choi, Sun Mi ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BLEEDING; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE QUALITY OF LIFE SHORT FORM; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEASURE YOUR MEDICAL OUTCOME PROFILES 2; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PAIN; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; REVIEW; RHINORRHEA; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER; STOMACH DISCOMFORT; SYMPTOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 79960801764     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0206     Document Type: Review

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