Influence of prayer and prayer habits on outcome in patients with severe head injury

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 264-269

  Vannemreddy, Prasad ^a   Bryan, Kris ^a   Nanda, Anil ^a  

^a Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Coma; Head injury; Prayer; Religion

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HABIT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HABITS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349147784     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909109331885     Document Type: Article

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