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Spirituality and Health Care in Iran: Time to Reconsider Publisher Pubmed



Jafari N1 ; Loghmani A2 ; Puchalski CM3
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  1. 1. George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, United States
  2. 2. Community Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2030 M. Street, NW. Suite 4014, Washington, 20036, DC, United States

Source: Journal of Religion and Health Published:2014


Abstract

Spirituality is increasingly recognized as an essential element of care. This article investigates the role of spirituality in Iranian health care system and provides some guidelines to integrate spirituality in routine health care practice in Iran. © 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
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