The longevity effects of religious and nonreligious participation: A meta-analysis and meta-regression

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 120-145

  Shor, Eran ^a   Roelfs, David J ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Church attendance; Meta analysis; Meta regression; Mortality; Religious participation; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874456003     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12006     Document Type: Article

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