Being hopeful and continuing to move ahead: Religious coping in Iranian chemical warfare poisoned veterans, a qualitative study

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 311-321

  Hassankhani, Hadi ^a   Taleghani, Fariba ^a   Mills, Jane ^b   Birks, Melanie ^b   Francis, Karen ^b   Ahmadi, Fazlolah ^c  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chemical warfare agents; Chronic illness; Coping; Qualitative research; Religion

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; MUSTARD GAS;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; VETERAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; IRAN; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSTARD GAS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; VETERANS;

EID: 77955849079     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-009-9252-z     Document Type: Article

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