Religion and the quality of life in the last year of life

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 528-537

  Idler, Ellen L ^a   McLaughlin, Julie ^b   Kasl, Stanislav ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; EPESE; Quality of life; Religion

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL NETWORK; WELLBEING; AGE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION;

EID: 67650747472     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbp028     Document Type: Article

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