The Effect of Music and Imagery to Induce Relaxation and Reduce Nausea and Emesis in Patients With Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy Treatment

Music & Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 174-181

  Gimeno, María Montserrat ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bonny method of guided imagery and music; chemotherapy and music therapy; music and imagery; nausea and emesis; patients with cancer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990361395     PISSN: 19438621     EISSN: 1943863X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1943862110374622     Document Type: Article

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