Utilizing eastern spirituality in clinical Practice: A qualitative study of Chinese women with breast cancer

Smith College Studies in Social Work

Volumn 80, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 159-183

  Leung, Pamela P Y ^a   Chan, Cecilia L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chinese; Connectedness; Eastern; Meaning; Spirituality; Transcendence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954581630     PISSN: 00377317     EISSN: 15530426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00377317.2010.483673     Document Type: Article

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