The Internal Process of Therapeutic Touch

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-24

  Coppa, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

holistic health; nursing practice; therapeutic touch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAIN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAIN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44649203410     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898010107306691     Document Type: Article

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