Endocrinological evaluations of brief hand massages in palliative care

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 981-985

  Osaka, Iwao ^a   Kurihara, Yukie ^a   Tanaka, Keiko ^a   Nishizaki, Hisayoshi ^a   Aoki, Shigeru ^a   Adachi, Isamu ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHROMOGRANIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAND MASSAGE; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SALIVA LEVEL; SAMPLE; STRESS; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHROMOGRANIN A; HAND; HUMANS; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349306556     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0241     Document Type: Article

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