A systematic review of experimental and clinical acupuncture in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Franconi, Giovanna ^a   Manni, Luigi ^b   Schröder, Sven ^c   Marchetti, Paolo ^d,e   Robinson, Nicola ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF TRANSLATIONAL PHARMACOLOGY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^f LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORTEZOMIB; NEUROTROPIN; OXALIPLATIN; PACLITAXEL;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMAN; MOXIBUSTION; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTIVE PAIN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84881489865     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/516916     Document Type: Review

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