Religion and health: Does religious activity improve health outcomes?

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1025-1031

  Mulligan, Thomas ^a,b   Gunaratnam, Magdalena ^c   Martin, Caren McHenry ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Health; Longevity; Noetic therapy; Prayer; Religion; Religious activity

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RELIGION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845269103     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2005.1025     Document Type: Review

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