Spiritual healing as a therapy for chronic pain: a randomized, clinical trial

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¹ Department of Environmental Medicine and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany Department of Complementary Medicine, University Hospital Southamptom, Southampton, UK Department of Environmental Medicine and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany Department of Statistics, University of California Davis, USA.

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Harald Walach et al. Pain. 2002 Apr.

. 2002 Apr;96(3):403-405.

doi: 10.1016/S0304-3959(01)00417-1.

¹ Department of Environmental Medicine and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany Department of Complementary Medicine, University Hospital Southamptom, Southampton, UK Department of Environmental Medicine and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany Department of Statistics, University of California Davis, USA.

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Spiritual healing as a therapy for chronic pain: a randomized, clinical trial.
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