Religious affiliation and attendance among immigrants in eight Western countries: Individual and contextual effects

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-22

  Van Tubergen, Frank ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33646713946     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2006.00002.x     Document Type: Article

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