Individual and institutional influences on faith-based health and wellness programming

Health Education Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1107-1119

  Bopp, Melissa ^a   Fallon, Elizabeth A ^b,c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82155185573     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyr096     Document Type: Article

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