Preliminary study of death anxiety of believers versus percipients of the paranormal

Psychological Reports

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 345-346

  Houran, James ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 0031066336     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1997.80.1.345     Document Type: Article

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