Primary Care Physician Preferences Regarding Spiritual Behavior in Medical Practice

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 2751-2756

  Monroe, Michael H ^a   Bynum, Deborah ^b   Susi, Beth ^a   Phifer, Nancy ^c   Schultz, Linda ^f   Franco, Mark ^d   MacLean, Charles D ^g   Cykert, Sam ^c   Garrett, Joanne ^e  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAKEMED HEALTH AND HOSPITALS   (United States)

^c MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DYING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RELIGIOUS APPROACH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 0344737916     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.163.22.2751     Document Type: Article

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