Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 129-140 , April 2007

Designing a polarity therapy protocol: Bridging holistic, cultural, and biomedical models of research

Received 16 June 2006 ,Revised 12 August 2006 ,Accepted 14 August 2006.

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☆ Doi of other paper in this series: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2006.08.010.

PII: S1360-8592(06)00072-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2006.08.007

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 129-140 , April 2007

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