Pediatric Massage Therapy: An Overview for Clinicians

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1025-1041

  Beider, Shay ^a   Mahrer, Nicole E ^b   Gold, Jeffrey I ^c  

^a Integrative Touch for Kids   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTEGUMENT; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MASSAGE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MASSAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36549067157     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2007.10.001     Document Type: Review

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