Massage therapy improves the management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 311-313

  Reader, Margaret ^a   Young, Ross ^b   Connor, Jason P ^c  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL-INDUCED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18444388312     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.311     Document Type: Article

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