Exploring prayer as a spiritual modality

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-13

  Farah, Jennifer ^a   McColl, Mary Ann ^b  

^a Queen's University ^*  (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Occupational therapy; Prayer; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIGION; SPIRITUAL CARE;

EID: 38949094978     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000841740807500103     Document Type: Article

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