Images of god in relation to coping strategies of palliative cancer patients

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 495-501

  Van Laarhoven, Hanneke W M ^a,c   Schilderman, Johannes ^c   Vissers, Kris C ^a   Verhagen, Constans A H H V M ^a,b   Prins, Judith ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Integraal Kankercentrum Oost   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

coping; images of God; palliative care; Religion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DENIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; TERMINAL DISEASE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 77957781418     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.02.021     Document Type: Article

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