Acupuncture for the treatment of hot flashes in patients with breast cancer receiving antiestrogen therapy: A pilot study in korean women

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 690-696

  Jeong, Young Ju ^a   Park, Young Sun ^b   Kwon, Hyo Jung ^b   Shin, Im Hee ^a   Bong, Jin Gu ^a   Park, Sung Hwan ^a  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^b Daegu Haany University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; TAMOXIFEN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; KOREA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RASH; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NITRILES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAMOXIFEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 84880170027     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2012.0347     Document Type: Article

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