Pilot study of the impact of massage therapy on sources and levels of distress in brain tumour patients

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 363-366

  Keir, Stephen Thomas ^a   Saling, Julia R ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886419064     PISSN: 2045435X     EISSN: 20454368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2012-000224     Document Type: Article

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