General practitioners and their possible role in providing spiritual care: A qualitative study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 497, 2003, Pages 957-959

  Murray, Scott A ^a   Kendall, Marilyn ^a   Boyd, Kirsty ^b   Worth, Allison ^a   Benton, T Fred ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c St Columba's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac Disease; General practitioners; Holistic health; Lung cancer; Palliative care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE; LUNG CANCER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; TIME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PASTORAL CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0347532710     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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