Prayer in Iranian cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 90-97

  Rezaei, Mahboubeh ^a   Adib Hajbaghery, Mohsen ^a   Seyedfatemi, Naima ^b   Hoseini, Fatemeh ^b  

^a KASHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemotherapy; Muslim; Prayer; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PHILOSOPHY; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIRITUAL HEALING; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAITH HEALING; FEMALE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; IRAN; ISLAM; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 41549130237     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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