Hypnotherapy with older adults

Contemporary Hypnosis

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 68-79

  Gafner, George ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0006687699     PISSN: 09605290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ch.86     Document Type: Article

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