Spirituality and well-being in cancer patients: A review

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 565-572

  Visser, Anja ^a   Garssen, Bert ^a   Vingerhoets, Ad ^b  

^a HELEN DOWLING INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer; Meaning in life; Oncology; Review; Spirituality; Well being

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; LIFE; MEDLINE; ONCOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SPIRITUAL CARE; SPIRITUAL HEALING; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; NEOPLASMS; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 77953280650     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1626     Document Type: Review

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