Hope rising out of despair: The spiritual journey of patients admitted to a hospice

Journal of Religious Gerontology

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 123-145

  Harrington, Ann ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hospice; Palliative care; Spiritual journey; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84989929365     PISSN: 10502289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J078v16n03_09     Document Type: Article

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