Religious attendance and continuity of care

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 377-389

  King, Dana E ^a,b   Pearson, Wiluam S ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity; Religious attendance; Usual provider

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (U.S.); NUTRITION SURVEYS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RELIGION; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342642041     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/F5DY-5GAB-K298-EMEK     Document Type: Article

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