Religion and preventive service use: Do congregational support and religious beliefs explain the relationship between attendance and utilization?

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 462-476

  Benjamins, Maureen R ^a   Ellison, Christopher G ^b   Krause, Neal M ^c   Marcum, John P ^d  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Presbyterian Church (USA)   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral health; Beliefs; Church attendance; Prevention; Religion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROTESTANTISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION;

EID: 82755194901     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-011-9318-8     Document Type: Article

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