The experience of therapeutic touch in the lives of five postpartum women

MCN The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-53

  Kieman, Jane ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Postpartum; Therapeutic touch

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040076323     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005721-200201000-00014     Document Type: Article

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