Carrying the Burden: Perspectives of African American Pastors on Peer Support for People with Cancer

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1382-1397

  Green, Melissa A ^a   Lucas, Justin ^a   Hanson, Laura C ^a   Armstrong, Tonya ^b   Hayes, Michelle ^a   Peacock, Stacie ^c   Elliott Bynum, Sharon ^d   Goldmon, Moses ^e   Corbie Smith, Giselle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Union Baptist Church and The Armstrong Center for Hope   (United States)

^c Project Compassion   (United States)

^d Community Health Coalition and Healing with CAARE Inc ^*  (United States)

^e SHAW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; African Americans; Black Church; Health disparities; Pastors; Peer support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLERGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PASTORAL CARE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLERGY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PASTORAL CARE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84906348189     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-013-9729-7     Document Type: Article

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