A systematic review of randomized controlled trials using music therapy for children

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1089-1095

  Mrázová, Marcela ^a   Celec, Peter ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; HUMANS; MUSIC THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77958176347     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0430     Document Type: Review

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