Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 328-335 , October 2009

Interdisciplinary palliative care, including massage, in treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Received 25 May 2007 ,Revised 16 March 2008 ,Accepted 29 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2008.04.040

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 328-335 , October 2009

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