Pain Management Nursing
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 105-111 , September 2005

Hypnosis for Pain Management in the Older Adult

  • Norma G. Cuellar, DSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Norma Cuellar, RN, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 441 Edgewood Drive, Ambler, PA 19002

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PII: S1524-9042(05)00034-2

doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2005.05.004

Pain Management Nursing
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 105-111 , September 2005

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