Developing a spiritual assessment toolbox: A discussion of the strengths and limitations of five different assessment methods

Health and Social Work

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 314-323

  Hodge, David R ^a,b,c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Department of Social Work ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Religion; Spiritual sensitivity; Spiritual strengths; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 30844472673     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/30.4.314     Document Type: Review

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