The spiritual assessment

American Family Physician

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 546-550

  Saguil, Aaron ^a   Phelps, Karen ^b  

^a FORT BELVOIR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH BELIEF; HOPE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; RELIGION; RELIGIOUS GROUP; SPIRITUAL CARE; SPIRITUAL HEALING; TERMINAL DISEASE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RELIGION; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84866466512     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 15320650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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