Spirituality and spiritual engagement as perceived by palliative care clients and caregivers

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 29-35

  Penman, Joy ^a   Oliver, Mary ^a   Harrington, Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

End of life issues; Engagement; Hermeneutic phenomenology; Nursing; Palliative care; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649884792     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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