Religion and Spirituality in Coping with Advanced Breast Cancer: Perspectives from Malaysian Muslim Women

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-45

  Ahmad, Farizah ^a,b   Muhammad, Mazanah binti ^b   Abdullah, Amini Amir ^b  

^a Prime Minister Department   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Islam; Muslim; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ISLAM; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952041034     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-010-9401-4     Document Type: Article

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