A New Concept on Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting: Persian Medicine Viewpoint

Authors

  • Ali Aminian Department of Traditional Persian medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  • Sedighe Yousefi Department of Traditional Persian medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31661/gmj.v8i.1412

Keywords:

Persian Medicine, Nausea, Vomiting, Chemotherapy, Side Effect

Abstract

 

 

Author Biography

Ali Aminian, Department of Traditional Persian medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

First author

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Published

2019-05-09

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Letter to Editor