Promoting peaceful death for thai buddhists: Implications for holistic end-of-life care

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 289-296

  Kongsuwan, Waraporn ^a   Touhy, Theris ^b  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life care; Holistic care; Peaceful death; Thai Buddhists

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CASE REPORT; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEATH; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE; THAILAND;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BUDDHISM; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEATH; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; TERMINAL CARE; THAILAND;

EID: 70249128725     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0b013e3181b66ce6     Document Type: Article

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