Spiritual care at the end of life.

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  • P Storey
چکیده

An essential part of end-of-life medical care, spiritual care allows physicians to recognize problems like meaninglessness, anguish, and hopelessness, for which effective interventions are available. This form of care can be a deeply rewarding area of medical practice.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Texas medicine

دوره 97 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2001