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Original Articles

The Effect of Religious and Spiritual Interventions on the Biological, Psychological, and Spiritual Outcomes of Oncology Patients

A Meta-Analytic Review

, MA, , MDiv, MA & , PhD, ABPP
Pages 39-49 | Received 07 May 2002, Accepted 01 May 2003, Published online: 25 Sep 2008

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