Integrating spirituality and culture with end-of-life care in medical education

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 71-82

  Feldstein, Chaplain Bruce D ^a,b   Grudzen, Marita ^a   Johnson, Art ^a   Lebaron, Samuel ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; End of life care; Medical education; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949164948     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317110801947185     Document Type: Article

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