Spiritual healing and folklore research: Evaluating the hypnosis/placebo theory

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-66

  McClenon, James ^a  

^a ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; RESEARCH;

FOLKLORE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MENTAL HEALING; PLACEBOS; RESEARCH;

EID: 0030636069     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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