Chaplaincy Research: Its Value, Its Quality, and Its Future

Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-19

  Weaver, Andrew J ^a   Flannelly, Kevin J ^a   Liu, Chaplain Clarence ^b  

^a Health Care Chaplaincy ^*  (United States)

^b Patient and Family Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaplaincy; Pastoral care; Research methodology; Spiritual care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; RESEARCH; STANDARD;

CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PASTORAL CARE; RESEARCH;

EID: 52649154061     PISSN: 08854726     EISSN: 15286916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08854720802053796     Document Type: Article

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