Physicians' perspectives on massage therapy

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 44, Issue MAY., 1998, Pages 1018-1024

  Verhoef, Marja J ^a   Page, Stacey A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; PATIENT REFERRAL;

ADULT; ALBERTA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0032058943     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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