Effects of therapeutic touch on tension headache pain

Nursing Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1986, Pages 101-106

  Keller, Elizabeth ^a   Bzdek, Virginia M ^b  

^a St Philip of Jesus Community Health Center ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TENSION HEADACHE; THERAPY; TOUCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; METHODS; MIDDLE AGE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TOUCH;

EID: 0022459089     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: 15389847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006199-198603000-00010     Document Type: Article

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