Beyond church attendance: Religiosity and mental health among rural older adults

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-54

  Mitchell, Jim ^a   Weatherey, Dave ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Ethnicity; Mental health; Religiosity; Rural

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001959601     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006752307461     Document Type: Article

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