Religious attendance, health maintenance beliefs, and mammography utilization: Findings from a nationwide survey of presbyterian women

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 597-607

  Benjamins, Maureen R ^a   Trinitapoli, Jenny ^b   Ellison, Christopher G ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 33751064658     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2006.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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