The value of spirituality as perceived by elders in long-term care

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-62

  Schwarz, Lori ^a,b   Fleming Cottrell, Rita P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

^b Magee Rehabilitation   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping with disability; Long term care; Resilience and aging

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548134899     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: 15413152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148v26n01_04     Document Type: Article

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