Health Care and Faith Communities: How Are They Related?

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 962-963

  Koenig, Harold G ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIGIOUS GROUP;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; RELIGION; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0344664534     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.30902.x     Document Type: Editorial

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