Chair massage for carers in an acute cancer hospital

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 167-179

  Mackereth, Peter ^a   Sylt, Paola ^a   Weinberg, Ashley ^b   Campbell, Gwynneth ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carers; Concerns; Massage; Parents; Partners; Sleep; Well being

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CAREGIVER; CHAIR; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASSAGE; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; THERMOMETER; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WELLBEING;

EID: 20344381280     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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