Open AccessA Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Effects of Remote, Intercessory Prayer on Outcomes in Patients Admitted to the Coronary Care Unit
Author(s) -
William S. Harris,
Manohar S. Gowda,
Jerry W. Kolb,
Christopher P. Strychacz,
James L. Vacek,
Philip G. Jones,
Alan D. Forker,
James H. O’Keefe,
Ben D. McCallister
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.159.19.2273
Subject(s) - prayer , medicine , randomized controlled trial , medical record , emergency medicine , theology , philosophy
Intercessory prayer (praying for others) has been a common response to sickness for millennia, but it has received little scientific attention. The positive findings of a previous controlled trial of intercessory prayer have yet to be replicated.
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