Touching cancer: Shiatsu as complementary treatment to support cancer patients

Harefuah

Volumn 147, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 707-711

  Argash, Oz ^a,b   Caspi, Opher ^a  

^a Rabin Medical Center

^b SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cancer; Decision making; Integrative medicine; Safety; Shiatsu

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; DECISION MAKING; DIET; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACUPRESSURE; DECISION MAKING; DIET; HUMANS; MEDICINE, HERBAL; NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 55049098947     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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