Beacon in the storm: An exploration of the spirituality and faith of parents whose children have cancer

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-24

  Schneider, Margaret A ^a   Mannell, Roger C ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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EID: 33644991747     PISSN: 01460862     EISSN: 1521043X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01460860500523731     Document Type: Review

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