Healing prayer outcomes studies: Consensus recommendations

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Dusek, Jeffery A ^a   Astin, John A ^b   Hibberd, Patricia L ^c   Krucoff, Mitchell W ^d  

^a Mind/Body Medical Institute   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BIOENERGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONVALESCENCE; ENERGY; FORCE; HEALING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PHILOSOPHY; RELIGION; WELLBEING;

CLINICAL TRIALS; CONSENSUS; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FAITH HEALING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PASTORAL CARE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038076023     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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