Massage therapy for cancer palliation and supportive care: a systematic review of randomised clinical trials
- 13 January 2009
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Supportive Care in Cancer
- Vol. 17 (4) , 333-337
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-008-0569-z
Abstract
Massage is a popular adjunct to cancer palliation. This systematic review is aimed at critically evaluating all available randomised clinical trials of massage in cancer palliation.Keywords
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