Acupuncture as a complementary treatment for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 3139-3144

  Tas, Demet ^a   Uncu, Dogan ^b   Sendur, Mehmet Ali ^b   Koca, Nuran ^b   Zengin, Nurullah ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Anxiety; Cancer; Chemotherapy; Insomnia; Nausea; Pain; Turkey; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; NEOPLASMS; PROCEDURES; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; THERAPY; TURKEY; VOMITING; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; NEOPLASMS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TURKEY; VOMITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900857819     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.7.3139     Document Type: Article

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