Is reflexology as effective as aromatherapy massage for symptom relief in an adult outpatient oncology population?

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 139-146

  Dyer, Jeannie ^a   Thomas, Karen ^a   Sandsund, Cathy ^a   Shaw, Clare ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aromatherapy massage; Oncology; Outpatients; Reflexology; Symptom relief

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AROMATHERAPY; AROMATHERAPY MASSAGE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MASSAGE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFLEXOLOGY; RELAXATION TRAINING; SYMPTOM RELIEF;

AROMATHERAPY MASSAGE; ONCOLOGY; OUTPATIENTS; REFLEXOLOGY; SYMPTOM RELIEF;

ADULT; AGED; AROMATHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OUTPATIENTS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RELAXATION; RELAXATION THERAPY;

EID: 84880712369     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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