Physiological concomitants of the laying-on of hands: Changes in Healers' and Patients' tactile sensitivity

Journal of the American Society for Physical Research

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-96

  Maher, Michaeleen C ^a   Vartanian, Inna A ^a   Chernigovskaya, Tatiana ^a   Reinsel, Ruth ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

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