Electroacupuncture treatment for pancreatic cancer pain: A randomized controlled trial

Pancreatology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 594-597

  Chen, Hao ^a   Liu, Tang Yi ^b   Kuai, Le ^b   Zhu, Ji ^a   Wu, Cai Jun ^a   Liu, Lu Ming ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY SHANGHAI CANCER CENTER   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Electroacupuncture; Pain; Pancreatic cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; PAIN; PANCREATIC CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892594244     PISSN: 14243903     EISSN: 14243911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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