What are the core elements of oncology spiritual care programs?

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 415-422

  Sinclair, Shane ^a,b   Mysak, Marlene ^a   Hagen, Neil A ^a,b  

^a TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer program development; Chaplaincy; Health services research; Organizational design; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; COUNSELING; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; OBSERVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OBSERVATION; PASTORAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 74249116153     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951509990423     Document Type: Article

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