Seniors' mental health and pastoral practices in African American churches: An exploratory study in a southern city

Review of Religious Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 168-177

  Blasi, Anthony J ^a   Husaini, Baqar A ^a   Drumwright, Darrell A ^b  

^a TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 27744452984     PISSN: 0034673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3512300     Document Type: Article

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