Acupuncture for treatment of arthralgia secondary to aromatase inhibitor therapy in women with early breast cancer: Pilot study

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 264-271

  Oh, B ^a,b   Kimble, B ^c   Costa, D S J ^d   Davis, E ^d   McLean, A ^a   Orme, K ^c   Beith, J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN RESEARCH; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THERAPY; BREAST NEOPLASMS;

COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN RESEARCH; THERAPEUTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; ARTHRALGIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84883447169     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2012-010309     Document Type: Article

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