Religion, spirituality and health: An American physician's response

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 51-52

  Koenig, Harold G ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RELIGION; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

EID: 0037455370     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05060.x     Document Type: Editorial

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