A community of friends: The sunday school class as a conduit for social contacts and social support among older women

Journal of Religious Gerontology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 53-71

  Stuckey, Jon C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

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EID: 84937268892     PISSN: 10502289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J078V10N03_04     Document Type: Article

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