How does spirituality affect physical health? A conceptual review

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 324-328

  Dyer, Jade ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Chemical Health Centre   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Illness; Religiosity; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHRISTIANITY; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE STYLE; MORTALITY; RELIGION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SPIRITUALITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 35848938679     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HNP.0000298617.27008.be     Document Type: Review

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