A conceptual analysis of spirituality at the end of life

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-59

  Vachon, Mélanie ^a   Fillion, Lise ^b   Achille, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; CONSCIOUSNESS; DATA BASE; DEATH; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; PSYCINFO; RELIGION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SELF TRANSCENDENCE; SPIRITUAL HEALING; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HUMANS; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 58849118882     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2008.0189     Document Type: Article

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