Religious practice and spirituality in the psychological adjustment of survivors of breast cancer

Counseling and Values

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 165-182

  Purnell, Jason Q ^a   Andersen, Barbara L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 65549124895     PISSN: 01607960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-007X.2009.tb00123.x     Document Type: Article

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