Massage therapy for the treatment of depression: A systematic review

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 325-333

  Coelho, H F ^a,b   Boddy, K ^a   Ernst, E ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEISURE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; MASSAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES;

EID: 38149060172     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01553.x     Document Type: Review

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