The preventive and therapeutic effect of acupuncture for radiation-induced xerostomia in patients with head and neck cancer: A systematic review

Integrative Cancer Therapies

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 197-205

  Zhuang, Liping ^a,b   Yang, Zongguo ^b   Zeng, Xiantao ^c   Zhua, Xiaoyan ^a,b   Chen, Zhen ^a,b   Liu, Luming ^a,b   Meng, Zhiqiang ^a,b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY SHANGHAI CANCER CENTER   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

acupuncture; preventive effect; radiation induce xerostomia; systematic review; therapeutic effect

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; EMBASE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SALIVATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; XEROSTOMIA;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 84876569326     PISSN: 15347354     EISSN: 1552695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534735412451321     Document Type: Review

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