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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Evidence-based massage therapy: a contradiction in terms? / Edzard Ernst -- 2. Methodological issues in the design and conduct of massage therapy research / Martha Brown Menard -- 3. Massage therapy for immune disorders / Tiffany M. Field -- 4. The effect of massage therapy in ovarian cancer patients / Silvana Lawvere -- 5. Massage therapy for chemotherapy-induced emesis / Buford T. Lively, Monica Holiday-Goodman and Curtis D. Black / [and others] -- 6. Massage therapy following spinal cord injury / Sandra L. Rogers -- 7. Supplemental tactile and kinesthetic stimulation for preterm infants / John N.I. Dieter and Eugene K. Emory -- 8. Hand massage in the agitated elderly / Ruth Remington -- 9. Employee outcomes following work-site acupressure and massage / Margaret Hodge, Carol Robinson and Judie Boehmer / [and others].

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