Spiritual Versus Religious Identity: A Necessary Distinction in Understanding Clinicians' Behavior and Attitudes Toward Clinical Practice and Medical Student Teaching in This Realm

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1249-1256

  McEvoy, Mimi ^a   Burton, William ^a   Milan, Felise ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinician behavior and attitudes; Medical education; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84902536863     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-014-9844-0     Document Type: Article

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