Race, religious involvement, and health: The case of African Americans

Religion, Families, and Health: Population-Based Research in the United States

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 321-348

  Ellison, Christopher G ^a   Hummer, Robert A ^a   Burdette, Amy M ^b   Benjamins, Maureen R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Sinai Urban Health Institute   (United States)

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