Cleanliness is next to godliness: Religiosity and obsessiveness

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-62

  Lewis, Christopher Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032378737     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1022913117655     Document Type: Article

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