Integrating Swedish massage therapy with primary health care initiatives as part of a holistic nursing approach

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 254-260

  Willison, Kevin Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Holistic nursing; Integrative medicine; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASSAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NURSING PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REIMBURSEMENT;

HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; MASSAGE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33750731327     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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