Treatment effects of massage therapy in depressed people: A meta-analysis

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 894-901

  Hou, Wen Hsuan ^a,b   Chiang, Pai Tsung ^a   Hsu, Tun Yen ^a   Chiu, Su Ying ^a   Yen, Yung Chieh ^b  

^a E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA EXTRACTION; DATA SYNTHESIS; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MASSAGE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARIANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955298233     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.09r05009blu     Document Type: Article

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