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| Religion : its role in the care of older people | | Author(s) | Carlos Reyes-Ortiz |
| Journal title | Geriatric Medicine, vol 28, no 7, July 1998 |
| Pages | pp 13 |
| Keywords | Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Ill health ; Bereavement ; General practitioners ; Doctors. |
| Annotation | General practitioners (GPs) and hospital doctors should encourage the religious faith of their older patients as a means of improving their quality of life, well-being and healing. This short article draws attention to studies indicating religious involvement as a protective factor for health, which is helpful in illness or bereavement. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980818208 A |
| Classmark | EX: CH: DW: QT6: QT2 |
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