Spiritual well-being, spiritual growth, and spiritual care for the aged: A cross-faith and interdisciplinary effort

Journal of Religious Gerontology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 3-28

  Ai, Amy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging care; Coping; Cross faith perspective; Spiritual growth; Spiritual needs; Spiritual well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844382773     PISSN: 10502289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J078v11n02_02     Document Type: Article

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