A systematic review of the use of Reiki in health care

Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-42

  Herron Marx, Sandy ^a   Price Knol, Femke ^b   Burden, Barbara ^c   Hicks, Carolyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Compton Hospice ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 39449089192     PISSN: 10762809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/act.2008.14108     Document Type: Review

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