Self-administered EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) in individuals with fibromyalgia: A randomized trial

Integrative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 30-35

  Brattberg, Gunilla ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

EFT; Emotional Freedom Techniques; Energy psychology; Fibromyalgia; Internet based interventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249090983     PISSN: 1546993X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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