The provision of hospital chaplaincy in the United States: A national overview

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 626-630

  Cadge, Wendy ^a   Freese, Jeremy ^b   Christakis, Nicholas A ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MS 071 ^*

Author keywords

Hospital chaplaincy; Provision of healthcare services; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SPIRITUAL CARE; UNITED STATES; ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STATISTICS;

CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FORECASTING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45149133251     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181706856     Document Type: Review

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