Durability of effect of massage therapy on blood pressure

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 511-516

  Givi, Mahshid ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Durability; Massage therapy; Pre hypertension

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASSAGE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREHYPERTENSION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84879580719     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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