A Content Analysis of Research on Religion and Spirituality in General Communication and Health Communication Journals

Health Communication

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 615-620

  Neville Miller, Ann ^a   Teel, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; RELIGION;

ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RELIGION; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84857090871     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2011.560798     Document Type: Article

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