Spirituality: Everyone has it, but what is it?

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 566-574

  Lepherd, Laurence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Holistic; Religion; Spirituality; Transcendence

Indexed keywords

EMOTION; EXISTENTIALISM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT;

EMOTIONS; EXISTENTIALISM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; SELF CONCEPT; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84945466791     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijn.12285     Document Type: Article

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