Religious involvement, spirituality, and medicine: Implications for clinical practice

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1225-1235

  Mueller, Paul S ^a   Plevak, David J ^a   Rummans, Teresa A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

AA = Alcoholics Anonymous; CBT = cognitive behavioral therapy; CHD = coronary heart disease; CI = confidence interval; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; HRQOL = health related quality of life; OR = odds ratio; TSF = 12 step facilitation

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MEDICINE; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE;

EID: 84979682516     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/76.12.1225     Document Type: Review

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