Biofield Therapies: Energy Medicine and Primary Care

Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 165-179

  Rindfleisch, J Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofield; Energy medicine; Healing touch; Integrative medicine; Reiki; Therapeutic touch

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AWARENESS; BIOFIELD THERAPY; BIOMEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENERGY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QI GONG; REIKI; REVIEW; SAFETY; THERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BREATHING EXERCISES; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77049116587     PISSN: 00954543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2009.09.012     Document Type: Review

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