Geriatric Nursing
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 34-40 , January 2006

Pilot Study to Test the Effectiveness of Healing Touch on Agitation in People With Dementia

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doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2005.09.014

Geriatric Nursing
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 34-40 , January 2006