Religion among disabled and nondisabled persons II: Attendance at religious services as a predictor of the course of disability

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1997, Pages

  Idler, Ellen L ^a   Kasl, Stanislav V ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RELIGION; REVIEW; WELLBEING;

EID: 0031456461     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/52B.6.S306     Document Type: Review

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