Religious support and psychosocial well-being among a religious Jewish population

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 403-421

  Lazar, Aryeh ^a   Bjorck, Jeffrey P ^b  

^a ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

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EID: 41149124391     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670701486142     Document Type: Article

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