Puja as one dimension of a sensitive, relational approach to community health care provision

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 504-515

  Bradley, Tamsin ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Dialogue; Healthcare; Management; Non governmental organisation; Puja; Sensitive; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMBOLISM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 55149095383     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-008-9160-7     Document Type: Article

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