Transcendence and healing

Medical Humanities

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 70-73

  Glannon, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; HEALING; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RELIGION; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 11144344975     PISSN: 1468215X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmh.2002.000145     Document Type: Article

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