Cultural and Spiritual Meanings of Childbirth: Orthodox Jewish and Mormon Women

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 280-295

  Callister, Lynn Clark ^a   Semenic, Sonia ^b   Foster, Joyce Cameron ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; COUNSELING; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; JEW; LABOR; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHRISTIANITY; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; JEWS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PASTORAL CARE; PREGNANCY; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; WOMEN;

EID: 0033182094     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089801019901700305     Document Type: Article

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