The past and future of therapeutic letters: Family suffering and healing words

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 102-111

  Moules, Nancy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

E mail; Family suffering; Therapeutic letters

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; E-MAIL; FAMILY NURSING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; WRITING;

CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; COUNSELING; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FAMILY NURSING; HUMANS;

EID: 63049139109     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840709332238     Document Type: Article

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