Combined modality treatment of aromatherapy, footsoak, and reflexology relieves fatigue in patients with cancer

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 791-796

  Kohara, Hiroyuki ^a,d   Miyauchi, Takako ^a   Suehiro, Yoko ^a   Ueoka, Hiroshi ^b   Takeyama, Hiroyasu ^a   Morita, Tatsuya ^c  

^a NATIONAL SANYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c Seirei Mikatabara Hospital   (Japan)

^d Hiroshima Palliative Care Prom Ctr   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NURSING; PATCH TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11344265132     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2004.7.791     Document Type: Article

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