The influence of religious coping on the mental health of disabled Iranian war veterans

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-190

  Aflakseir, Abdulaziz ^a   Coleman, Peter G ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disabled; Iranian; Mental health; Religious coping; War veterans

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249179289     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670802428563     Document Type: Article

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