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Palliative care professionals' experiences of unusual spiritual phenomena at the end of life

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Palliative care professionals' experiences of unusual spiritual phenomena at the end of life. / McDonald, Claire; Murray, Craig; Atkin, Heather.
In: Mental Health, Religion and Culture, Vol. 17, No. 5, 2014, p. 479-493.

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McDonald, C, Murray, C & Atkin, H 2014, 'Palliative care professionals' experiences of unusual spiritual phenomena at the end of life', Mental Health, Religion and Culture, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 479-493. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2013.849668

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McDonald, C., Murray, C., & Atkin, H. (2014). Palliative care professionals' experiences of unusual spiritual phenomena at the end of life. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 17(5), 479-493. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2013.849668

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McDonald C, Murray C, Atkin H. Palliative care professionals' experiences of unusual spiritual phenomena at the end of life. Mental Health, Religion and Culture. 2014;17(5):479-493. doi: 10.1080/13674676.2013.849668

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McDonald, Claire ; Murray, Craig ; Atkin, Heather. / Palliative care professionals' experiences of unusual spiritual phenomena at the end of life. In: Mental Health, Religion and Culture. 2014 ; Vol. 17, No. 5. pp. 479-493.

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