Spirituality among Latinas/os: Implications of culture in conceptualization and measurement

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-81

  Campesino, Maureen ^a   Schwartz, Gary E ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Instrumentation; Latinos; Postcolonial; Prayer; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644608296     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00012272-200601000-00007     Document Type: Review

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