Evaluating a massage therapy training and treatment programme in a remote Aboriginal community

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 158-167

  Paterson, Charlotte ^a   Vindigni, Dein ^b   Polus, Barbara ^b   Browell, Tuesday ^c   Edgecombe, Gay ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c RMIT University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community health; Complementary medicine; Ethnic groups; Massage; Outcome questionnaires; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 47149101597     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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