Research rigour and therapeutic flexibility: Rationale for a therapy manual developed for a randomised controlled trial

Nordic Journal of Music Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-32

  Rolvsjord, Randi ^a   Gold, Christian ^a   Stige, Brynjulf ^a  

^a WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Collaborative; Contextual; Manual; Music therapy; Randomised controlled trial; Resource oriented; Resources; Therapeutic principles

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009547378     PISSN: 08098131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08098130509478122     Document Type: Article

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