A review of the use and clinical effectiveness of touch as a nursing intervention

Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 69-77

  Gleeson, Madeline ^a   Timmins, Fiona ^b  

^a St Patricks Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Non verbal communication; Nursing; Touch

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645980599     PISSN: 13619004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cein.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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