Determination of efficacy of reflexology in managing patients with diabetic neuropathy: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Dalal, Krishna ^a   Maran, V Bharathi ^a   Pandey, Ravindra M ^a   Tripathi, Manjari ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; FOOT REFLEXOLOGY; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HOLISTIC CARE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY BODY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFLEXOLOGY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

EID: 84893191174     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/843036     Document Type: Article

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