The search for a higher power among terminally ill people with no previous religion or belief

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 384-389

  Collin, Margery ^a  

^a FORTH VALLEY ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Non religious; Palliative care; Reflexivity; Searching; Spiritual conversation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865450271     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2012.18.8.384     Document Type: Article

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