Religion, spirituality and health: How should Australia's medical professionals respond?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 86-88

  Peach, Hedley G ^a,b  

^a BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLERGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RELIGION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037455159     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05071.x     Document Type: Review

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