National trends in prayer use as a coping mechanism for health concerns: Changes from 2002 to 2007

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 67-77

  Wachholtz, Amy ^a,d   Sambamoorthi, Usha ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

coping; health; pain; prayer; spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957585357     PISSN: 19411022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021598     Document Type: Review

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