Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 67-71 , April 2008

Effects of diaphragmatic breathing on stress levels of nursing students

  • Kitty Consolo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor of Health, Ohio University Zanesville, Zanesville, OH 43701, USA
    • ,
  • Sally Fusner, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor of Nursing, Ohio University Zanesville, Zanesville, OH 43701, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 740 588 1495.
    • ,
  • Sharon Staib, MS, RN

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor of Nursing, Ohio University Zanesville, Zanesville, OH 43701, USA

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PII: S1557-3087(07)00102-3

doi: 10.1016/j.teln.2007.10.003

Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 67-71 , April 2008

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