Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 267-272 , July 2007

Changes in the self-efficacy of multiple sclerosis clients following massage therapy

  • Paul Finch, Ph.D.,M.Sc.,D.Pod.M.

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  • Pauline Becker, B.Sc.,R.M.T.,C.A.T.

Received 27 July 2006 ,Revised 21 August 2006 ,Accepted 23 August 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2006.08.011

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 267-272 , July 2007

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