Spirituality and caring for older family members

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1180-1181

  Gwyther, Lisa P ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; COPING BEHAVIOR; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY COUNSELING; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; RELIGION; SHORT SURVEY;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 33750296940     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000242746.48538.9e     Document Type: Short Survey

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