Assessing religious faith in medical patients: Cross-validation of the Santa Clara strength of religious faith questionnaire

Pastoral Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-141

  Sherman, Allen C ^a   Plante, Thomas G ^b,c   Simonton, Stephanie ^a   Adams, Dawn C ^a   Burris, S Kaay ^d   Harbison, Casey ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

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EID: 0003316174     PISSN: 00312789     EISSN: 15736679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022094727122     Document Type: Conference Paper

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