Faith, health, and healing in African American life

Faith, Health, and Healing in African American Life

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-207

  Mitchem, Stephanie Y ^a   Townes, Emilie M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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