"Spooky actions at a distance": Physics, psi, and distant healing

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 923-930

  Leder, Drew ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAIRVOYANCE; GRAVITY; HEALING; MEASUREMENT; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REVIEW; TELEKINESIS;

CONSCIOUSNESS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUANTUM THEORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TELEPATHY;

EID: 28444492970     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.923     Document Type: Review

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