Methodological challenges in conducting a multi-site randomized clinical trial of massage therapy in hospice.

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Published in J Palliat Med on June 01, 2010

Authors

Jean Kutner1, Marlaine Smith, Karen Mellis, Sue Felton, Traci Yamashita, Lisa Corbin

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA. jean.kutner@ucdenver.edu

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