A randomised trial of electro-acupuncture for arthralgia related to aromatase inhibitor use

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 267-276

  Mao, Jun J ^a,b,c   Xie, Sharon X ^b   Farrar, John T ^b,c   Stricker, Carrie T ^c   Bowman, Marjorie A ^d   Bruner, Deborah ^e   Demichele, Angela ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Adverse effects; Aromatase inhibitors; Breast neoplasm; Clinical trial; Joint pain; Musculoskeletal

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; EXEMESTANE; LETROZOLE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84891831523     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2013.09.022     Document Type: Article

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