Psychosocial needs in cancer patients related to religious belief

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-54

  McIllmurray, M B ^a   Francis, B ^b   Harman, J C ^b   Morris, S M ^b   Soothill, K ^b   Thomas, C ^b  

^a ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Faith; Psychosocial need

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREDICTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SEXUALITY; SUPPORT GROUP;

AGED; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 0037275795     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216303pm660oa     Document Type: Article

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