The impact of self-hypnosis and Johrei on lymphocyte subpopulations at exam time: A controlled study

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-253

  Naito, Akira ^a   Laidlaw, Tannis M ^a   Henderson, Don C ^a   Farahani, Linda ^a   Dwivedi, Prabudha ^a   Gruzelier, John H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healing; Hypnosis; Lymphocytes; Natural Killer cell (NK cell); Stress; Visualisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPNOSIS; IMMUNITY; JOHREI; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MOOD; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAXATION TRAINING; STRESS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0346492845     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2003.09.014     Document Type: Article

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