A refuge for some: gender differences in the relationship between religious involvement and depression

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 419-437

  Mirola, William A ^a  

^a MARIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0012454857     PISSN: 10694404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3712024     Document Type: Article

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