Health care providers' perceptions of spirituality while caring for veterans

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 546-561

  Fletcher, Carol E ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care providers; Patients; Spirituality; Veterans

Indexed keywords

CLERGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIST; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORKER; SPIRITUAL CARE; VETERAN; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALITY; VETERANS;

EID: 2442622454     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732303262509     Document Type: Review

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