Religious and spiritual beliefs of gynecologic oncologists may influence medical decision making

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 573-581

  Ramondetta, Lois ^a   Brown, Alaina ^b   Richardson, Gwyn ^c   Urbauer, Diana ^a   Thaker, Premal H ^d   Koenig, Harold G ^e   Gano, Jacalyn B ^a   Sun, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gynecologic oncology; Medical decision making; Mentorship; Religion; Spiritual history; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL ABORTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; WORK EXPERIENCE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALITY; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051607312     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IGC.0b013e31820ba507     Document Type: Article

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