Acupuncture relieves menopausal discomfort in breast cancer patients: A prospective, double blinded, randomized study

Breast

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 320-323

  Bokmand, Susanne ^a,b   Flyger, Henrik ^b  

^a LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Breast cancer; Hot flashes; Plasma estradiol

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; ESTRADIOL; MIRTAZAPINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 84877104530     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: 15323080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2012.07.015     Document Type: Article

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