Effectiveness of aroma massage on advanced cancer patients with constipation: A pilot study

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-43

  Lai, T K T ^a   Cheung, M C ^a   Lo, C K ^a   Ng, K L ^a   Fung, Y H ^a   Tong, M ^a   Yau, C C ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Aroma; Constipation; Massage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AROMATHERAPY; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 78650170969     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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