Faith, morality and mortality: The ecological impact of religion on population health

Social Forces

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1591-1620

  Blanchard, Troy C ^a   Bartkowski, John R ^b   Matthews, Todd L ^c   Kerley, Kent R ^d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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EID: 46449108852     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.0.0045     Document Type: Article

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