Massage safety: Injuries reported in medline relating to the practice of therapeutic massage - 1965-2003

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 207-212

  Grant, Keith Eric ^a,b  

^a Sports and Deep Tissue Program   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Iaterogenesis; Massage governance; Massage injury; Massage safety; Massage training

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INJURY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDLINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAFETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAINING;

EID: 0141458050     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-8592(03)00043-3     Document Type: Article

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