Chinese herbal medicine for cancer-related fatigue: A systematic review of randomized clinical trials

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 567-579

  Su, Chun Xiang ^a   Wang, Li Qiong ^a   Grant, Suzanne J ^b   Liu, Jian Ping ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer related fatigue; Chinese herbal medicine; Randomized clinical trial; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AIKANG; BOJUNGIKKI TANG EXTRACT; BUZHONG YIQI DECOCTION; FUFANG EIJIAO JIANG; HERBACEOUS AGENT; JIANPI YIQI HUATAN DECOCTION; KANGAI; RESHEN YARONG DECOCTION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANXIETY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER FATIGUE; CHINESE MEDICINE; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPEPSIA; EPISTAXIS; FLATULENCE; HEADACHE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; PUBLISHING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SORE THROAT; STOMACH DISCOMFORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROSTOMIA; ADULT; AGED; FATIGUE; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 84901928051     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2014.04.007     Document Type: Review

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