Value of massage therapy for patients in a breast clinic

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 422-425

  Pruthi, Sandhya ^a   Degnim, Amy C ^b   Bauer, Brent A ^c   DePompolo, Robert W ^d   Nayar, Veena ^e  

^a Division of General Internal Medicine and the Breast Clinic   (United States)

^b Division of Gastroenterologic and General Surgery   (United States)

^c Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program ^*  (United States)

^d Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation   (United States)

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAXATION TRAINING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELAXATION THERAPY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 77952858869     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/09.CJON.422-425     Document Type: Article

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