Why gerontologists should care about empirical research on religion and health: Transdisciplinary perspectives

Gerontologist

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 898-906

  George, Linda K ^a   Kinghorn, Warren A ^b   Koenig, Harold G ^b,c   Gammon, Patricia ^b   Blazer, Dan G ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Aging; Health; Religion; Research; Spirituality; Transdisciplinary

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; RELIGION; RESEARCH; REVIEW; STANDARD; TRANSDISCIPLINARY;

AGING; HEALTH; RELIGION; RESEARCH; SPIRITUALITY; TRANSDISCIPLINARY;

AGED; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PHYSICIANS; RELIGION;

EID: 84888614413     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt002     Document Type: Review

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