Massage therapy for symptom control: Outcome study at a major cancer center

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 244-249

  Cassileth, Barrie R ^a   Vickers, Andrew J ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; cancer; clinical trials; depression; fatigue; Massage; nausea; pain

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PAIN; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSAGE; NAUSEA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MASSAGE; NAUSEA; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4344614337     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2003.12.016     Document Type: Article

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