Religiousness, health, and health behavior in public-use data of the national center for health statistics

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 155-165

  Gillum, R F ^a   Dupree, Natalie ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Ethnicity; Gender; Human behavior; Mental health; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847258444     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-006-9083-0     Document Type: Article

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