Socioeconomic differences in the effects of prayer on physical symptoms and quality of life

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 249-260

  Banthia, Rajni ^a   Moskowitz, Judith Tedlie ^a,b   Acree, Michael ^a   Folkman, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Education; Ethnicity; Income; Prayer; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846705330     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307074251     Document Type: Article

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