Therapeutic Touch efficacy: A Systematic Review

1.Associate Professor, Department of Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2.Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3.MSc in Midwifery, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran 4.MSc in Nursing, Department of Nursing, Meybod School of Nursing, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran 5.MSc in Medical-Surgical Nursing, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran 6.PhD Student in Nursing, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 7.PhD Student in Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Reproductive Health, Reproductive Epidemiology Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Tehran, Iran

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