Facing Fears and Counting Blessings: A Case Study of a Chaplain's Faithful Companioning a Cancer Patient

Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 3-22

  King, Stephen D W ^a  

^a SEATTLE CANCER CARE ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

case study; chaplain; faithful companioning; interventions and outcomes; oncology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COUNSELING; FEAR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION;

CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; PASTORAL CARE; PATIENTS; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84860724647     PISSN: 08854726     EISSN: 15286916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2012.667315     Document Type: Article

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