Spiritual healing among Norwegian hospitalised cancer patients and patients' religious needs and preferences of pastoral services

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 274-281

  Risberg, T ^a   Wist, E ^a   Kaasa, S ^b   Lund, E ^c   Norum, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NORWAY; PASTORAL CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030010242     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(95)00516-1     Document Type: Article

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