Spirituality and religion in cancer

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 907-908

  Mousavi, S R ^a   Akdari, M E ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DYING; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SOLID TUMOR; TERMINAL CARE; WELLBEING;

EID: 77951956521     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdp604     Document Type: Letter

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