Spirituality in general practice: A qualitative evidence synthesis

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 592, 2011, Pages

  Vermandere, Mieke ^a   De Lepeleire, Jan ^a   Smeets, Liesbeth ^a   Hannes, Karin ^a   Van Mechelen, Wouter ^a   Warmenhoven, Franca ^b   Van Rijswijk, Eric ^b   Aertgeerts, Bert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

General practitioners; Primary health care; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SPIRITUAL CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 83355174131     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X606663     Document Type: Article

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