Massage Relieves Nausea in Women with Breast Cancer Who Are Undergoing Chemotherapy (original) (raw)
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Applied Nursing Research, 2013
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Archives of Womens Mental Health, 2010
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ISRN Nursing, 2011
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The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2008
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Autonomic Neuroscience, 2008
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Annals of Oncology, 2011
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