Religious orientation and social support on health-promoting behaviors of African American college students

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 105-115

  Turner Musa, Jocelyn O ^a   Wilson, Shaunqula A ^b  

^a MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 31644436233     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20086     Document Type: Article

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