Impact of spirituality on palliative care physicians: Personally and professionally

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 805-809

  Seccareccia, Dori ^a   Brown, Judith Belle ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RELIGION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ADULT; AGED; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHILOSOPHY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 70350118082     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0038     Document Type: Article

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