The use of massage therapy in palliative care

Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 77-82

  Gray, Rosemary A ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034178920     PISSN: 13536117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ctnm.2000.0483     Document Type: Article

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