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SPINAL CORD PATIENTS BENEFIT FROM MASSAGE THERAPY

MIGUEL A. DIEGO Touch Research Institutes University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, Florida, USA
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TIFFANY FIELD Touch Research Institutes University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, Florida, USA
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MARIA HERNANDEZ-REIF Touch Research Institutes University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, Florida, USA
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SYBIL HART Touch Research Institutes University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, Florida, USA
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BERNARD BRUCKER Psychiatry Department University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, Florida, USA
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TORY FIELD Touch Research Institutes University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, Florida, USA
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IRIS BURMAN Educating Hands School Miami, Florida, USA
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Pages 133-142 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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