Religiosity, happiness, health, and psychopathology in a probability sample of Muslim adolescents

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 571-583

  Abdel Khalek, Ahmed M ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

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EID: 35148823248     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670601034547     Document Type: Article

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