The spiritual domain of palliative care: Who should be spiritual care professionals?

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-141

  Breitbart, William ^a  

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Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION;

HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 68949186307     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951509000182     Document Type: Review

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