Death and dying anxiety among elderly arab muslims in Israel

Death Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 351-364

  Azaiza, Faisal ^a   Ron, Pnina ^a   Shoham, Meyrav ^a   Gigini, Ibrahim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARAB; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; ANXIETY; ARABS; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77950933887     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481181003613941     Document Type: Article

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