Religious involvement and adult mortality in the United States: Review and perspective

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1223-1230

  Hummer, Robert A ^a   Ellison, Christopher G ^b   Rogers, Richard G ^b   Moulton, Benjamin E ^b   Romero, Ron R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adult mortality; Religious activity and involvement; Religious denominations

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; HUMANS; MORTALITY; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 10844281949     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000146547.03382.94     Document Type: Review

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