Spirituality and social support on health behaviors of African American undergraduates

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 495-501

  Turner Musa, Jocelyn ^a   Lipscomb, LA'Shaunna ^b  

^a MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African american; College students; Health compromising behaviors; Social support; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548591284     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.31.5.5     Document Type: Article

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