Treatment of chronic hiccups in cancer patients: A systematic review

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1142-1150

  Calsina Berna, Agnès ^a,b,c   García Gómez, Garbiñe ^d   González Barboteo, Jesús ^a,b   Porta Sales, Josep ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DURAN I REYNALS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^c Institute for Palliative Medicine   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL TXAGORRITXU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; BACLOFEN; CHLORPROMAZINE; GABAPENTIN; HALOPERIDOL; METHYLPHENIDATE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; NIMODIPINE;

BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CHRONICITY; CRANIECTOMY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HICCUP; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NERVE; PHRENIC NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX ARC; REVIEW; SOMNOLENCE; STOMACH DISTENSION; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; VAGUS NERVE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HICCUP; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84866278958     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0087     Document Type: Review

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