The role of spirituality in medicine

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 955-957

  Hassed, Craig ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; RELIGION;

COUNSELING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 58149472588     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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