The Chaplain as Faithful Companion: A Response to King's Case Study

Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 33-42

  Maddox, Richard T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; chaplain; interventions; outcomes; spiritual care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLERGY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEUKEMIA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CLERGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEUKEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; PASTORAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 84860719113     PISSN: 08854726     EISSN: 15286916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2012.672279     Document Type: Article

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