Comparison of nurses and alternative healers

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 95-99

  Engebretson, Joan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b University of Texas's School of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative healing; Health; Locus of responsibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MENTAL HEALING; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 0030171419     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1996.tb01199.x     Document Type: Review

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