A systematic review of the evidence for the effectiveness of dance therapy

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 50-59

  Strassel, Juliane K ^a   Cherkin, Daniel C ^b   Steuten, Lotte ^c   Sherman, Karen J ^b   Vrijhoef, Hubertus J M ^a,d  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MUSIC THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; DANCE THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84855388783     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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