Negative interaction in the church: Insights from focus groups with older adults

Review of Religious Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 510-533

  Krause, Neal ^a   Chatters, Linda M ^a   Meltzer, Tina ^a   Morgan, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0008573159     PISSN: 0034673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3512318     Document Type: Article

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