Spirituality in the context of life-threatening illness and life-transforming change

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 653-660

  Young, William C ^a   Nadarajah, Sheeba R ^b   Skeath, Perry R ^c   Berger, Ann M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cardiac illness; Meaning and purpose; Qualitative research; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; CLIMACTERIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CLIMACTERIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPIRITUALITY; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84945459003     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951514000340     Document Type: Article

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