Without spirituality does critical health psychology risk fostering cultural iatrogenesis?

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 223-229

  Oman, Doug ^a   Thoresen, Carl E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0037349078     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105303008002664     Document Type: Note

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