1. Chambers English Dictionary,1988
2. Touching: the human significance of the skin;Montague,1971
3. A theoretical contract of the concepts of touch as they relate to nursing;Barnett;Nurs Res,1972
4. Therapeutic touch: the imprimatur of nursing. Searching for evidence of physiological change;Krieger;Am J Nurs,1975
5. Slow stroke back massage for cancer patients: change in symptom distress and mood in female patients;Sims;Nurs Tim,1986