The Duke University Religion Index (DUREL): A five-item measure for use in epidemological studies

Religions

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-85

  Koenig, Harold G ^a   Büssing, Arndt ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

DUREL; Index; Religiosity; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865519931     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20771444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rel1010078     Document Type: Review

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