Acupuncture for Pain Management in Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2016, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Hu, Caiqiong ^a   Zhang, Haibo ^b   Wu, Wanyin ^b   Yu, Weiqing ^a   Li, Yong ^b   Bai, Jianping ^b   Luo, Baohua ^a   Li, Shuping ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84959095442     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2016/1720239     Document Type: Review

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