Massage in Supportive Cancer Care

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-54

  Collinge, William ^a   MacDonald, Gayle ^b   Walton, Tracy ^c  

^a United States   (United States)

^b Oncology Massage Education Associates   (United States)

^c Tracy Walton and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Family caregiver education; Informal caregiving; Integrative oncology; Massage; Palliative care; Spouse caregiving; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84856173124     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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