Jewish Physicians' Beliefs and Practices Regarding Religion/Spirituality in the Clinical Encounter

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 806-817

  Stern, Robert M ^a   Rasinski, Kenneth A ^b   Curlin, Farr A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical encounter; Judaism; Physician; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRISTIANITY; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JEWS; JUDAISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82755182952     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-011-9509-1     Document Type: Article

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