The relationship between religious activities and blood pressure in older adults

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 189-213

  Koenig, Harold G ^a   George, Linda K ^a   Hays, Judith C ^a   Larson, David B ^a   Cohen, Harvey J ^a   Blazer, Dan G ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Elderly; Health; Hypertension; Prayer; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RELIGIOUS GROUP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031847261     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/75JM-J234-5JKN-4DQD     Document Type: Article

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