"Heart trouble" and religious involvement among older white men and women

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 317-331

  Thompson Jr , Edward H ^a   Killgore, Leslie ^a   Connors, Heather ^a  

^a Center for Interdisciplinary Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Heart disease; Masculinity; Religion

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ENGLAND; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 70349993872     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-008-9202-1     Document Type: Article

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