Developing treatment and control conditions in a clinical trial of massage therapy for advanced cancer

Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 139-146

  Smith, Marlaine ^a   Kutner, Jean ^b   Hemphill, Linnea ^c   Yamashita, Tract ^b   Felton, Susanne ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Massage; Pain; Palliative care; Research methodology; Swedish massage; Symptom management

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER PAIN; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MASSAGE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MASSAGE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 36348931018     PISSN: 1715894X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7200.2007.014     Document Type: Review

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