Palliative care and spiritual care: the crucial role of spiritual care in the care of patients with advanced illness

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 269-274

  El Nawawi, Nora M ^a   Balboni, Michael J ^a,b,c   Balboni, Tracy A ^a,b  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; Palliative care; Religion; Spiritual care; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW;

ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RELIGION; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84863704749     PISSN: 17514258     EISSN: 17514266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0b013e3283530d13     Document Type: Review

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