Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 289-297 , October 2007

Influence of bright light therapy on postoperative patients: A pilot study

  • Toyoe Taguchi

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing Science, Meiji University of Oriental Medicine, Hiyoshicho-Nantanshi, Kyoto 629-0392, Japan
    • Kyoto Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Science and Technology Division of Design Engineering & Management, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 771 72 1181/75 724 7478; fax: +81 771 72 0326/75 724 7478.
    • ,
  • Masahiko Yano

      Affiliations

    • Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, 1-3-3 Nakamichi Higashinari-ku, Osaka 537-8511, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 6 6972 1181; fax: +81 6 6981 8055.
    • ,
  • Yoshihiro Kido

      Affiliations

    • Course of Health Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-7 Yamadaoka, Suitasi, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 86 229 2490; fax: +81 86 229 2490.

,Accepted 4 April 2007.

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PII: S0964-3397(07)00032-8

doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2007.04.004

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 289-297 , October 2007

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