The Effects of Effleurage Backrub on the Physiological Components of Relaxation: A Meta-Analysis
Nursing ResearchPublished 1 January 1997
Susan E. Labyak, Bonnie L. Metzger
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Susan E. Labyak, PhD, RN is a research assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, RI. Bonnie L. Metzger, PhD, RN, is an associate professor, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Accepted for publication March 14, 1996. The authors acknowledge Barbara Therrien, PhD, RN, and Julie Johnson, PhD, RN, for their assistance and consultation in preparing this manuscript. This research was supported in part by NCNR Grant No. NRO6397 and NINR Grant No. 1 F32 NRO6954-01.
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