Spirituality and religiosity in supportive and palliative care

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 308-313

  Delgado Guay, Marvin O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Palliative care; Religion; Spirituality; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RELIGION; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84905727213     PISSN: 17514258     EISSN: 17514266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000079     Document Type: Review

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