Distant healing of surgical wounds: An exploratory study

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 223-230

  Schlitz, Marilyn ^a   Hopf, Harriet W ^b   Eskenazi, Loren ^c   Vieten, Cassandra ^a   Radin, Dean ^a  

^a Institute of Noetic Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Plastic Surgery Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTANT HEALING INTENTION; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SELF REPORT; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLLAGEN; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF REPORT; SURGERY, PLASTIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUST; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84863201102     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: 18787541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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