The role of spirituality in coping with visual impairment

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-39

  Yampolsky, Maya A ^a   Wittich, Walter ^b   Webb, Gail ^c   Overbury, Olga ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 38849106225     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0810200104     Document Type: Article

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