The evidence for Shiatsu: A systematic review of Shiatsu and acupressure

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Robinson, Nicola ^a   Lorenc, Ava ^a   Liao, Xing ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ANESTHESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEMENTIA; DYSMENORRHEA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LABOR PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SHIATSU; STRESS; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOOTH PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; REVIEW;

ACUPRESSURE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 80053552877     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-11-88     Document Type: Article

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