African American Spirituality: A Process of Honoring God, Others, and Self

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-23

  Lewis, Lisa M ^a   Hankin, Sheila ^b   Reynolds, Diane ^b   Ogedegbe, Gbenga ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*

^c New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center

Author keywords

African American; health promotion; religion; spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247859146     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898010106289857     Document Type: Article

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