What do we know about the effectiveness of faith-based health programs?

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1243-1244

  Flannelly, Kevin J ^a   Weaver, Andrew J ^b   Tannenbaum, Helen P ^b  

^a HealthCare Chaplaincy   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMANITIES; RELIGION; SCREENING; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL WORK; SPIRITUAL CARE; SPIRITUAL HEALING;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; SOCIAL WORK; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 30344462329     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000170730.10766.60     Document Type: Short Survey

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