The prospect and purpose of locating community research and action in religious settings

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 119-137

  Kloos, Brer ^b   Moore, Thom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0034405348     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6629(200003)28:2<119::AID-JCOP2>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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