Intercessory prayer for the alleviation of ill health

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Roberts, Leanne ^a   Ahmed, Irshad ^b   Hall, Steve ^c   Davison, Andrew ^d  

^a HERTFORD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Capitol Region Mental Health Center   (United States)

^c The Deanery   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

*Mental healing; *Religion and medicine; Humans; Randomized controlled trials as topic

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; PROGESTERONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; BEHAVIOR; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG USE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LEARNING DISORDER; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROSURGERY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCLERODERMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 70349124673     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000368.pub3     Document Type: Review

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