Faith, prayer, and religious observances

Clinical Cornerstone

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-24

  Johnson, Mark R D ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEREAVEMENT; CHRISTIAN; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEATH; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JEHOVAH'S WITNESS; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIGION; RELIGIOUS GROUP; SOCIAL STATUS; SUPPORT GROUP; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 2942711333     PISSN: 10983597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1098-3597(04)90003-8     Document Type: Article

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