Challenges and achievements in the development of spiritual-care training and implementation in Israel

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 771-776

  Bentur, Netta ^a   Resnizky, Shirli ^a  

^a MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Implementation; Israel; spiritual care training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPIRITUAL CARE; TRAINING;

ADULT; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PASTORAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 78650298195     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216310380490     Document Type: Article

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