Religious attendance and biological functioning: A multiple specification approach

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 766-785

  Hill, Terrence D ^a   Rote, Sunshine M ^b   Ellison, Christopher G ^c   Burdette, Amy M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

allostatic load; biological risk; religion; religious attendance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904569942     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264314529333     Document Type: Article

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