Spirituality at the End of Life: Issues and Guidelines for Care

Spirit, Science, and Health: How the Spiritual Mind Fuels Physical Wellness

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 191-203

  McNichols, Kathryn Z ^b   Feldman, David B ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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