Evaluation of anxiety, salivary cortisol and melatonin secretion following reflexology treatment: A pilot study in healthy individuals

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 137-145

  Mc Vicar, A J ^a   Greenwood, C R ^a   Fewell, F ^a   D'Arcy, V ^a   Chandrasekharan, S ^a   Alldridge, L C ^a  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biometric evaluation; Psychometric evaluation; Reflexology; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; SECRETION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BIOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MASSAGE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SALIVA;

EID: 34447094871     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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