Massage therapy in the workplace: Reducing employee strain and blood pressure

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 31, Issue 3 SUPPL. B, 2009, Pages

  Day, A L ^a,c   Gillan, L ^a   Francis, L ^a   Kelloway, E K ^a   Natarajan, M ^b  

^a ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ICT Northumberland College   (United Kingdom)

^c SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comprehensive health strategy; Massage; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77149175654     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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