The quintessence of traditional Chinese medicine: Syndrome and its distribution among advanced cancer patients with constipation

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Cheng, Chung Wah ^a   Kwok, Annie O L ^b   Bian, Zhao Xiang ^a   Tse, Doris M W ^c  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Medical Centre   (Hong Kong)

^c Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIHYDROCODEINE; FENTANYL; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; TRAMADOL;

ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84864914365     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/739642     Document Type: Article

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