Spiritual care in a multicultural oncology environment

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 247-253

  Dennis, Kristopher ^a   Duncan, Graeme ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture; Multicultural; Oncology; Religion; Spiritual care; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CULTURE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84863686878     PISSN: 17514258     EISSN: 17514266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0b013e328352ee4a     Document Type: Review

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