The physiological and biochemical outcomes associated with a reflexology treatment: A systematic review

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  McCullough, J E M ^a   Liddle, S D ^a   Sinclair, M ^a   Close, C ^a   Hughes, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME; HYDROCORTISONE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BOLD SIGNAL; BREAST CANCER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEMENTIA; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEART FAILURE; HEART INDEX; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTOPOIESIS; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PULSE PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REFLEXOLOGY; REVIEW; RR INTERVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901746335     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/502123     Document Type: Review

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