Exploring race differences in a multidimensional battery of prayer measures among older adults

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-43

  Krause, Neal ^a   Chatters, Linda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 33646498150     PISSN: 10694404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4153114     Document Type: Article

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