Does aromatherapy massage benefit patients with cancer attending a specialist palliative care day centre?

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 287-290

  Wilcock, Andrew ^a   Manderson, CathAnn ^a   Weller, Rebecca ^a   Walker, George ^a   Carr, Dianne ^a   Carey, Anne Marie ^a   Broadhurst, Debbie ^a   Mew, June ^a   Ernst, Edzard ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aromatherapy; Cancer; Complementary therapy; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

OIL;

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOOD; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

AGED; AROMATHERAPY; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MOOD DISORDERS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 2942650744     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216304pm895oa     Document Type: Article

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