Music therapy in hospice and palliative care: A review of the empirical data

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-178

  Hilliard, Russell E ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary arts; Hospice; Music; Music therapy; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; EMPIRICISM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FATIGUE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MUSIC THERAPY; NURSING HOME; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 25844481610     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/neh076     Document Type: Review

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