Spirituality in the cancer trajectory

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL.3, 2012, Pages 49-55

  Puchalski, C M ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Health; Religion; Spiritual issues; Spiritual stress; Spirituality; Spirituality and health

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYING; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPIRITUAL CARE; STRESS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84861743058     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds088     Document Type: Conference Paper

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