Hypnotizability and the use of traditional dhami-jhankri healing in Nepal

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 6-21

  Biswas, Amitava ^b   See, Donna ^b   Kogon, Manuela M ^b   Spiegel, David ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALING; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; HYPNOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0033970630     PISSN: 00207144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207140008410357     Document Type: Article

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