Description
Summary: | Religion is fundamental to the lives of many patients. "Fast Facts: Religion and Medicine" summarizes the religious practices of the world's most popular faiths and highlights their impact on medical treatment. By having a greater understanding of the religious beliefs and practices of their patients, all healthcare workers can deliver care more sensitively and appropriately. Such consideration will reduce both the physical and emotional stresses imposed by the medical environment, and increase the well-being of patients and their families
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (119 pages) : illustrations. |
Audience: | Healthcare professionals. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 115) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781905832385 1905832389 1281143405 9781281143402 |
Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |