The nature of touch therapy related to Ki: Practitioners' perspective

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-114

  Chang, Sung Ok ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ki; Touch therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; KOREA; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THEORY; TOUCH; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MEDICINE, ORIENTAL TRADITIONAL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QI; QUESTIONNAIRES; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH;

EID: 0038653203     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2018.2003.00141.x     Document Type: Review

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