Understanding the role of religion in cancer care in appalachia

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 295-296

  Behringer, Bruce ^a   Krishnan, Koyamangalath ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachia; cancer; religion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER THERAPY; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SPIRITUAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

APPALACHIAN REGION; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

EID: 79955025098     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3182084108     Document Type: Article

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