Are they hallucinations or are they real? The spirituality of deathbed and near-death visions

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 37-49

  Betty, L Stafford ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547400985     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/188Q-BHFK-Q7DM-JHR4     Document Type: Article

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