Prayer for Health Among U.S. Adults: The 2002 National Health Interview Survey

Complementary Health Practice Review

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 175-188

  Bell, Ronny A ^a   Suerken, Cynthia ^a   Quandt, Sara A ^a   Grzywacz, Joseph G ^a   Lang, Wei ^a   Arcury, Thomas A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

complementary and alternative medicine; ethnic minorities; health behavior; National Health Interview Survey; prayer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992792277     PISSN: 15332101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533210105285445     Document Type: Article

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