Religion, Spirituality, and Alternative Health Practices: The Baby Boomer and Cold War Cohorts

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 315-338

  Sutherland, Jean Anne ^a   Poloma, Margaret M ^a   Pendleton, Brian F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative health; Cohort analysis; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346493096     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025864710715     Document Type: Review

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