Religiosity and church-based assistance among chronically III African-American and white elderly

Journal of Religious Gerontology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-36

  Chadiha, Letha A ^a   Proctor, Enola K ^a   Morrow Howells, Nancy ^a   Darkwa, Osei K ^b   Dore, Peter ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 37249016793     PISSN: 10502289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J078V10N01_03     Document Type: Article

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