"Going down" and "getting deeper": Physical and metaphorical location and movement in relation to death and spiritual care in a Scottish hospice

Mortality

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-64

  Vivat, Bella ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Death; Dying; Hospice; Metaphor; Scotland; Spiritual care

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549172879     PISSN: 13576275     EISSN: 14699885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576270701783058     Document Type: Article

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