Effects of acupuncture on menopause-related symptoms in breast cancer survivors: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 228-237

  Chiu, Hsiao Yean ^a   Shyu, Yuh Kae ^b   Chang, Pi Chen ^a   Tsai, Pei Shan ^a,c,d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Breast cancer; Hot flash; Menopause related symptoms; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; CINAHL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBASE; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MENOPAUSE; MENOPAUSE RELATED DISORDER; META ANALYSIS; NERVOUSNESS; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP DISORDER; SWEATING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); VAGINAL DRYNESS; VERTIGO; WEB OF SCIENCE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84964453466     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: 15389804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000278     Document Type: Article

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