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“My Three Patients: A change in spiritual care approach and a personal search of faith”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2019

Harry D. Rothstein*
Affiliation:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY
*
Author for correspondence: Harry D. Rothstein, Chaplaincy Department, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY. Email: rothsteh@mskcc.org

Abstract

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Type
Essay/Personal Reflection
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2019

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