Spiritual distress to spiritual transformation: Stroke survivor narratives from Hong Kong

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 313-324

  Chow, Esther O W ^a   Nelson Becker, Holly ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Disability; Self making; Spiritual recovery; Spirituality; Stroke; Suffering

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957019210     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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