Does a cancer diagnosis influence religiosity? Integrating a life course perspective

Social Science Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 311-320

  McFarland, Michael J ^a   Pudrovska, Tetyana ^b   Schieman, Scott ^c   Ellison, Christopher G ^d   Bierman, Alex ^e  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Population Research Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Life course; Religiosity; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872664672     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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