Safety and efficacy of massage therapy for patients with cancer

Cancer Control

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 158-164

  Corbin, Lisa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY DISORDER; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; HUMAN; MASSAGE; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23044439243     PISSN: 10732748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107327480501200303     Document Type: Review

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