Spiritual beliefs and barriers among managed care practitioners

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-146

  McCauley, Jeanne ^a   Jenckes, Mollie W ^a   Tarpley, Margaret J ^b   Koenig, Harold G ^c   Yanek, Lisa R ^d   Becker, Diane M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Johns Hopkins School of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Communication barriers; Managed care; Spirituality in medicine; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; RELIGIOUS APPROACH; UNITED STATES;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RELIGIOUS APPROACH;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17444383129     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-005-2772-2     Document Type: Article

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