Soft skin massage for children with severe developmental disabilities: caregivers' experiences

Ingela Henoch; Ann Björkdahl; Kristina Darfeldt; Ingrid Berglind Nordh; Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg; Anders Möller

doi:10.1080/15017410903491801

Soft skin massage for children with severe developmental disabilities: caregivers' experiences

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volume 12 (2010): Issue 4

By: Ingela Henoch, Ann Björkdahl, Kristina Darfeldt, Ingrid Berglind Nordh, Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg and Anders Möller

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15017410903491801 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011

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Language: English

Page range: 221 - 232

Submitted on: Feb 23, 2009

Accepted on: Oct 1, 2009

Published on: Feb 4, 2010

Published by: Stockholm University Press

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

soft skin massage,

children,

developmental disabilities,

caregiver opinion

© 2010 Ingela Henoch, Ann Björkdahl, Kristina Darfeldt, Ingrid Berglind Nordh, Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg, Anders Möller, published by Stockholm University Press
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