Healing touch: A low-tech intervention in high-tech settings

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-14

  Eschiti, Valerie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative therapy; Complementary therapy; Healing Touch

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NOMENCLATURE; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; RESEARCH; TERMINOLOGY; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH;

EID: 33845889742     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003465-200701000-00004     Document Type: Review

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