Observations of Muslim Physicians Regarding the Influence of Religion on Health and Their Clinical Approach

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 269-280

  Al Yousefi, Nada A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Faith healing; Muslim physician; Prayer; Religion and medicine; Religious services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RELIGION; SAUDI ARABIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SAUDI ARABIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862247316     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-012-9567-z     Document Type: Article

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