The effect of acupuncture on post-cancer fatigue and well-being for women recovering from breast cancer: A pilot randomised controlled trial

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-15

  Smith, Caroline ^a   Carmady, Bridget ^a   Thornton, Charlene ^a   Perz, Janette ^a   Ussher, Jane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP; SURVIVOR;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RELAXATION; SLEEP; SURVIVORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878496905     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2012-010228     Document Type: Article

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