Spiritual needs in health care settings: A qualitative meta-synthesis of clients' perspectives

Social Work

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 306-316

  Hodge, David R ^a,c   Horvath, Violet E ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Meta synthesis; Religious needs; Spiritual assessment; Spiritual needs; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 82755197236     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: 15456846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/56.4.306     Document Type: Review

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