The effect of distant reiki on pain in women after elective Caesarean section: A double-blinded randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Van Der Vaart, Sondra ^a,b   Berger, Howard ^c   Tam, Carolyn ^b,d   Goh, Y Ingrid ^a,b   Gijsen, Violette M G J ^b,e   De Wildt, Saskia N ^e   Taddio, Anna ^b   Koren, Gideon ^a,b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 79955925139     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2010-000021     Document Type: Article

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