Everyday spirituality in central city elders

Journal of Religious Gerontology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 41-59

  Dunn, Karen S ^a   Chapleski, Elizabeth ^b   Stinson, LaShawn Wordlaw ^b   Michael Massanari, R ^b  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bible; Bio psycho social spiritual model; Central city elders; Fetzer institute; Frankl; Multivariate regression analysis; Needs assessment; Religiosity; Religious practice; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992913735     PISSN: 10502289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J078v15n03_05     Document Type: Article

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