Religious coping and pain associated with sickle cell disease: Exploration of a non-linear model

Journal of African American Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-13

  O'Connell Edwards, Cara F ^a   Edwards, Christopher L ^b   Pearce, Michele ^b   Wachholtz, Amy B ^b   Wood, Mary ^b   Muhammad, Malik ^b   Leach Beale, Brittani ^c   Shelby, Rebecca ^b   McDougald, Camela S ^b   Harrison, M Ojinga ^b   Feliu, Miriam ^b   Edwards, Lekisha Y ^b   Whitfield, Keith E ^d   Merritt, Marcellus ^e   Wellington, Chante' ^b   Byrd, Goldie ^f   McNeil, Janice C ^g   Edmonds, Henry ^b   Robinson, Elwood ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^f NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^h NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Church attendance; Prayer; Religious coping; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 58649103748     PISSN: 15591646     EISSN: 19364741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12111-008-9063-4     Document Type: Article

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