How the "not religious" experience and witness suffering and death: Case studies

Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 67-85

  Black, Helen K ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Dying and death; End of life; Long term care; Nonreligious; Suffering

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249846020     PISSN: 15528030     EISSN: 15528049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J496v19n02_05     Document Type: Article

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