Forgiveness and health among people in outpatient physical therapy

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 383-392

  Svalina, Suncica S ^a   Webb, Jon R ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachia; Forgiveness; Health; Physical therapy; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; APPALACHIAN REGION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84855947030     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2011.607216     Document Type: Article

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