Bioenergy Healing: A Theoretical Model and Case Series

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 201-209

  Levin, Jeff ^a   Mead, Laura ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BIOENERGY; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY LIFE; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NECK PAIN; NEGLECT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANGE OF MOTION; REIKI; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALING; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); MODELS, THEORETICAL; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH;

EID: 42949110180     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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