Distribution and understanding of items of religiousness in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study, Norway

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 571-585

  Sørensen, Torgeir ^a,b   Lien, Lars ^b,c   Holmen, Jostein ^d   Danbolt, Lars Johan ^a,b  

^a MF NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY   (Norway)

^b INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

meaning; prayer; religious attendance; religious coping; view of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861969930     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2011.604868     Document Type: Article

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