Restoring the spiritual: Reflections on arrogance and myopia-allopathic and holistic

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 482-495

  Levin, Jeff ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedicine; Health; Holism; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; RESEARCH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALING; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); RELIGION AND MEDICINE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH; SICK ROLE; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 77349111706     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-008-9212-z     Document Type: Article

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