A randomized, controlled trial of acupuncture self-needling as maintenance therapy for cancer-related fatigue after therapist-delivered acupuncture

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1645-1652

  Molassiotis, A ^a,b   Bardy, J ^a   Finnegan John, J ^c   Mackereth, P ^d   Ryder, W D ^d   Filshie, F ^e   Ream, E ^c   Eaton, D ^f   Richardson, A ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Breast cancer; Fatigue; Maintenance treatment; Self acupuncture; Self needling

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; TAXANE DERIVATIVE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE SELF NEEDLING; ACUPUNCTURIST; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DYSTHYMIA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84878436825     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt034     Document Type: Article

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