Constructions of religiosity and death anxiety in two cultures: The United States and Kuwait

Journal of Psychology and Theology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 374-383

  Thorson, James A ^a   Powell, F C ^a   Abdel Khalek, Ahmed M ^b   Beshai, James A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0000266888     PISSN: 00916471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009164719702500306     Document Type: Article

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