Massage therapy for cardiac surgery patients - A randomized trial

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Braun, Lesley A ^a   Stanguts, Catherine ^a   Casanelia, Lisa ^b   Spitzer, Ondine ^a   Paul, Eldho ^c   Vardaxis, Nicholas J ^b   Rosenfeldt, Franklin ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Academic Division   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MUSCLE TONE; NURSE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84869090419     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.04.027     Document Type: Article

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