The 'connection' health care providers make with dying patients

Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 169-185

  Harrington, Ann ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agape; Dying; Ethnography; Hospice; Spiritual; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746495541     PISSN: 15528030     EISSN: 15528049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J496v18n02_13     Document Type: Article

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