The influence of spiritual beliefs and practices on the treatment preferences of African Americans: A review of the literature

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 711-719

  Johnson, Kimberly S ^a,b,c   Elbert Avila, Katja I ^a,c   Tulsky, James A ^a,b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; End of life; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; DATA BASE; EUTHANASIA; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RELIGION; REVIEW; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; ETHNOLOGY; RELIGIOUS APPROACH; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; RELIGIOUS APPROACH;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18944388810     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53224.x     Document Type: Review

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