Spiritual influences on ability to engage in self-care activities among older African Americans

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-94

  Upchurch, Sandra ^a,b   Mueller, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MODEL; RELIGION; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; SPIRITUALITY;

PHRAGMITES; SAMBUCUS NIGRA CANADENSIS;

EID: 13844256144     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/X05G-XGRL-778R-UHBW     Document Type: Article

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