Effect of True and Sham Acupuncture on Radiation-Induced Xerostomia Among Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial

IMPORTANCE: Radiation-induced xerostomia (RIX) is a common, often debilitating, adverse effect of radiation therapy among patients with head and neck cancer. Quality of life can be severely affected, and current treatments have limited benefit. OBJECTIVE: To determine if acupuncture can prevent RIX...

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Autores principales: Garcia, M. Kay, Meng, Zhiqiang, Rosenthal, David I., Shen, Yehua, Chambers, Mark, Yang, Peiying, Wei, Qi, Hu, Chaosu, Wu, Caijun, Bei, Wenying, Prinsloo, Sarah, Chiang, Joseph, Lopez, Gabriel, Cohen, Lorenzo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Medical Association 2019
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Original Investigation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6902763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31808921
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.16910

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6902763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31808921
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.16910

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