Spirituality and older women: Exploring meaning through story telling

Journal of Religious Gerontology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-16

  O’Brien, Mary ^a  

^a MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 83155192678     PISSN: 10502289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J078V10N01_02     Document Type: Article

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