Spiritual Well-Being Among Older African Americans in a Midwestern City

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 355-370

  Williams, Gary L ^a   Keigher, Sharon ^a   Williams, Agnes Virginia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Elderly; Midwest; Milwaukee; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SATISFACTION; SELF CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84862257781     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-010-9378-z     Document Type: Article

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