Types of prayer, optimism, and well-being of middle-aged and older patients undergoing open-heart surgery

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-150

  Ai, Amy L ^a,b   Tice, Terrence N ^b   Huang, Bu ^a   Rodgers, Willard ^a   Bolling, Steven F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 37549064699     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670701324798     Document Type: Article

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