Massage therapy in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Results of a pilot trial

Journal of Cancer Integrative Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 62-70

  Phipps, Sean ^a   Dunavant, Maggi ^a   Gray, Elizabeth ^a   Rai, Shesh N ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplant; Cancer; Children; Massage; Symptom management

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33644669118     PISSN: 15446301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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