Health and religiosity among Israeli Jews

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 104-111

  Shmueli, Amir ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Israel; Judaism; Religiosity; Self reported health; SF 36; VAS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; URBAN POPULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33846846394     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckl105     Document Type: Article

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