The integral place of religion in the lives of rural African-American women who use cocaine

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-39

  Brown, Emma J ^a,b  

^a School of Nursing ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Cocaine; Ethnography; Religion; Rural; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646869030     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-005-9002-9     Document Type: Review

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