Should we talk to patients (and their families) about God?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1208-1209

  Morrison, Wynne ^a   Nelson, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; End of life care; Family satisfaction; Patient satisfaction; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SPIRITUAL CARE;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 34247100286     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM0000259487.13550.CE     Document Type: Editorial

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