Sham-controlled, randomised, feasibility trial of acupuncture for prevention of radiation-induced xerostomia among patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1692-1699

  Meng, Zhiqiang ^a   Kay Garcia, M ^b   Hu, Chaosu ^a   Chiang, Joseph ^b   Chambers, Mark ^b   Rosenthal, David I ^b   Peng, Huiting ^a   Wu, Caijun ^a   Zhao, Qi ^c   Zhao, Genming ^c   Liu, Luming ^a   Spelman, Amy ^b   Lynn Palmer, J ^b   Wei, Qi ^b   Cohen, Lorenzo ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY SHANGHAI CANCER CENTER   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Complementary medicine; Head and neck cancer; Quality of life; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION INDUCED XEROSTOMIA; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHAM PROCEDURE; TREATMENT DURATION; XEROSTOMIA;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SALIVATION; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 84862769225     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.12.030     Document Type: Article

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