Using spirituality to cope with early-stage Alzheimer's disease

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 583-598

  Beuscher, Linda ^a   Grando, Victoria T ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's; Coping; Qualitative; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; HUMANS; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 69649090505     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945909332776     Document Type: Article

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