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Muslim Breast Cancer Survivor Spirituality: Coping Strategy or Health Seeking Behavior Hindrance?

Tayebeh Fasihi Harandy Department of Health Education, Faculty of Medical Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Fazlollah Ghofranipour Department of Health Education, Faculty of Medical Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Ali Montazeri Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, Tehran, Iran
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Monireh Anoosheh Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Mohsen Bazargan Department of Family Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Eesa Mohammadi Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Fazlollah Ahmadi Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Shamsaddin Niknami Department of Health Education, Faculty of Medical Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Pages 88-98 | Received 08 Aug 2008, Accepted 09 Jan 2009, Published online: 07 Dec 2009

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