Massage increases oxytocin and reduces adrenocorticotropin hormone in humans.

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

• Publication date

  2012-11-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  PMID 23251939
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