Effect of healing touch on stress perception and biological correlates

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-110

  Maville, Janice A ^a   Bowen, Judith E ^a   Benham, Grant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofield; Energy field; Healing touch; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE TONE; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE TONUS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERENCE VALUES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH;

EID: 43149104631     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HNP.0000312659.21513.f9     Document Type: Article

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