Effectiveness of acupuncture for palliative care in cancer patients: A systematic review

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 136-147

  Lian, Wei Ling ^a,b   Pan, Min Qi ^a   Zhou, Dai Han ^b   Zhang, Zhang Jin ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

acupuncture; cancer; palliative care; tumor

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BETA ENDORPHIN; SOLUBLE INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ACUPUNCTURE; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; DIARRHEA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE ILEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; URINE RETENTION; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84899490075     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-013-1439-1     Document Type: Article

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