Religion and health: Is there an association, is it valid, and is it causal?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1994, Pages 1475-1482

  Levin, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

causation; epidemiology; health; religion

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROBABILITY; RELIGION; REVIEW;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CAUSALITY; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEALTH; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROBABILITY; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028258166     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(94)90109-0     Document Type: Article

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