The effect of music therapy on anxiety in patients who are terminally ill

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 582-590

  Horne Thompson, Anne ^a   Grocke, Denise ^b  

^a Calvary Health Care Bethlehem   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWSINESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC THERAPY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 43049140819     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2007.0193     Document Type: Article

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