Massage therapy research review

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 224-229

  Field, Tiffany ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Massage therapy research review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ATTENTION; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASSAGE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MASSAGE; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84919980555     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2014.07.002     Document Type: Review

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