Religion and spirituality: Important psychosocial variables frequently ignored in clinical research

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1152-1153

  Olive, Kenneth E ^a  

^a East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT CARE; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

PUBLICATIONS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; RESEARCH; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 10844223687     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000146496.36652.54     Document Type: Editorial

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