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Awareness and Preferences for Health Care Chaplaincy Services Among US Adults

Geila Rajaee and Minal R. Patel
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2021, 34 (2) 368-374; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.02.200396
Geila Rajaee
From the Department of Health Behavior & Health Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
MPH, MPA, MDiv
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Minal R. Patel
From the Department of Health Behavior & Health Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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