Do church-based social relationships influence social relationships in the secular world?

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 877-897

  Krause, Neal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

church based relationships; older adults; secular relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859135199     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2010.534775     Document Type: Article

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