Effect of massage therapy on stress levels and quality of life in brain tumor patients - Observations from a pilot study

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 711-715

  Keir, Stephen Thomas ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Massage therapy; Quality of life; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY RELATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MASSAGE; MENTAL STRESS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958185100     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-010-1032-5     Document Type: Article

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