Multidimensional measurement of religiousness/spirituality for use in health research in cross-cultural perspective

Research on Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 387-419

  Traphagan, John W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Center for East Asian Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Health research; Japan; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CHRISTIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; INDIA; JAPAN; JEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; RELIGION; REVIEW; THEOLOGY;

EID: 20444388704     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027505276049     Document Type: Review

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