The effectiveness of music in relieving pain in cancer patients: A randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1354-1362

  Huang, Shih Tzu ^a   Good, Marion ^b   Zauszniewski, Jaclene A ^b  

^a FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Clinical trial; Music; Pain; Randomized

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; NEOPLASM; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAIWAN;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; TAIWAN;

EID: 77956179379     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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