"It's Medically Proven!": Assessing the Dissemination of Religion and Health Research

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 996-1006

  Frenk, Steven M ^a   Foy, Steven L ^a   Meador, Keith G ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Health; Media; Religion; Research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82755183517     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-010-9329-8     Document Type: Article

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