Self-administered acupressure for persistent cancer-related fatigue: Fidelity considerations

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 18-23

  Wyatt, Gwen ^a   Frambes, Dawn ^a   Harris, Richard E ^b   Arnedt, John Todd ^b   Murphy, Susan L ^b   Zick, Suzanna M ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Anesthesiology ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE;

ACUPRESSURE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CARE;

EID: 84943792902     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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