Body, mind and spirit: Towards the integration of religiosity and spirituality in cancer quality of life research

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 439-450

  Mytko, Johanna J ^a   Knight, Sara J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANCER; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

EID: 0032695535     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1611(199909/10)8:5<439::aid-pon421>3.0.co;2-l     Document Type: Article

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