Applied Nursing Research
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 32-38 , February 2007

Choosing art as a complement to healing

  • Esther Suter, PhD, MSW

      Affiliations

    • Research Initiatives in Nursing and Health, Calgary Health Region, Calgary AB, Canada T2W 3N2
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Esther Suter is to be contacted at tel.: +1 403 943 01823; fax: +1 403 943 0189. Debbie Baylin, tel.: +1 281 6131.
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  • Debbie Baylin, BA

      Affiliations

    • Art à la Carte Calgary AB, Canada T2V 5H9
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Esther Suter is to be contacted at tel.: +1 403 943 01823; fax: +1 403 943 0189. Debbie Baylin, tel.: +1 281 6131.

Received 18 August 2005 ,Accepted 10 November 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2005.11.004

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 32-38 , February 2007

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