Skin and touch as intermediates of body experience with reference to gender, culture and clinical experience

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 175-183

  McCarthy, Michael ^a,b,c  

^a University of Westminster ^*  (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c T e Chinese Medicine Newsletter   (China)

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EID: 0141526922     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-8592(98)80010-7     Document Type: Article

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