Pain and Suffering as Viewed by the Hindu Religion

Journal of Pain

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 607-613

  Whitman, Sarah M ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

acceptance; Hinduism; Pain; religion; spirituality; suffering

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MORALITY; PHYSICIAN; RELIGION; SPIRITUAL HEALING; THEORY;

CONCEPT FORMATION; HINDUISM; HUMANS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34547609947     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2007.02.430     Document Type: Article

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