Spirituality, religion, and aging research in social work: State of the art and future possibilities

Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 177-193

  Nelson Becker, Holly ^a   Canda, Edward R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Gerontology; Religion; Research; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649959189     PISSN: 15528030     EISSN: 15528049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15528030801988849     Document Type: Article

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