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A Phase I–II study in the use of acupuncture-like transcutaneous nerve stimulation in the treatment of radiation-induced xerostomia in head-and-neck cancer patients …

Wong et al., 2003

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7865819198694816634
Author
Wong R
Jones G
Sagar S
Babjak A
Whelan T
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International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics

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PURPOSE: Recent studies have suggested that acupuncture may improve radiation- induced xerostomia with an increase in the median salivary flow rate and sustained symptom relief. An acupuncture-like transcutaneous nerve stimulation method (Codetron) …
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