Religion and happiness: Consensus, contradictions, comments and concerns

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 213-225

  Lewis, Christopher Alan ^a   Cruise, Sharon Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSENSUS; CULTURAL FACTOR; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 33646105857     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13694670600615276     Document Type: Review

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