Massage therapy for children with cancer

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-28

  Post White, Janice ^a   Fitzgerald, Maura ^b   Savik, Kay ^c   Hooke, Mary C ^b   Hannahan, Anne B ^d   Sencer, Susan F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cancer; Children; Cortisol; Massage; Parent massage; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; MASSAGE; NEOPLASM; PARENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MASSAGE; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58049198355     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: 15328457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043454208323295     Document Type: Article

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