Using an experimental model for the study of therapeutic touch Uso de un modelo experimental para estudio sobre el toque terapéutico Utilização de um modelo experimental para estudo sobre o toque terapêutico

OBJECTIVE: to verify whether the Paw Edema Model can be used in investigations about the effects of Therapeutic Touch on inflammation by measuring the variables pain, edema and neutrophil migration. METHOD: this is a pilot and experimental study, involving ten male mice of the same genetic strain an...

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Main Authors: Daniella Soares dos Santos, Ilda Estéfani Ribeiro Marta, Evelin Capellari Cárnio, Andreza Urba de Quadros, Thiago Mattar Cunha, Emilia Campos de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-02-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692013000100021