Acupuncture for treatment of noncyclic breast pain: A pilot study

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1117-1129

  Thicke, Lori A ^a   Hazelton, Jennifer K ^a   Bauer, Brent A ^a   Chan, Carl W ^b   Huntoon, Elizabeth A ^c   Novotny, Paul J ^a   Sloan, Jeff A ^a   Wahner Roedler, Dietlind L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ^*  (United States)

^c Fairview Pain Management Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Breast Pain; Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Mastalgia; Noncyclic Breast Pain

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MASTALGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MASTODYNIA; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81155153696     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X11009445     Document Type: Article

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