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Original Articles

Social Workers' Personal Spiritual Characteristics and Their Conceptualizations of Spirituality and Religion

A Mixed Method Study

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Pages 53-70 | Received 26 Apr 2005, Accepted 26 May 2006, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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