title: Pastoral care, spirituality, and religion in palliative care journals.
abstract: With the growth and development of palliative care, interest in pastoral care, spirituality, and religion also seems to be growing. The aim of this article is to review the topic of pastoral care, spirituality, and religion appearing in the journals of palliative care, between January 1984 and January 2002.
authors.affiliation: Researcher in Palliative Care Ethics, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Department of Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Maaike A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hermsen
authors.forename: Henk A M J
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: ten Have
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001293:Attitude to Death; D015706:Bibliometrics; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D009013:Morale; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D012067:Religion; D029181:Spirituality