The State of Research on the Effects of Therapeutic Touch

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 158-175

  Easter, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; PERIODICALS; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH DESIGN; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH;

EID: 0031157986     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089801019701500207     Document Type: Article

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