Therapeutic touch in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 335-342

  Blankfield, Robert P ^a,b   Sulzmann, Cathy ^c   Fradley, Linda Goetz ^c   Tapolyai, Amy Artim ^a   Zyzanski, Stephen J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Univ Hospitals Prim Care Phys P   (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PERIPHERAL NERVES; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH;

EID: 0035459547     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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