Energy-Based Modalities

Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 243-259

  Engebretson, Joan ^a   Wardell, Diane Wind ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL STRESS; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANXIETY; CLINICAL TRIALS; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PAIN; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH;

EID: 34249680313     PISSN: 00296465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2007.02.004     Document Type: Review

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