Can Healing be Taught?

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 197-200

  Bengston, William F ^a   Murphy, Donald G ^b  

^a St Joseph's College New York   (United States)

^b Universal Healing Arts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIKI; SOCIAL ASPECT; TEACHING; TRAINING; WORKSHOP;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALING; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH;

EID: 42949172951     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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