Assessing spirituality and religiousness in advanced cancer patients

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 457-463

  Mystakidou, Kyriaki ^a   Tsilika, Eleni ^a   Parpa, Efi ^a   Smyrnioti, Marilena ^a   Vlahos, Lambros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cancer; Palliative care; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPIRITUALITY; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 33846361764     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909106294880     Document Type: Article

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