Religiosity, afterlife beliefs, and bereavement adjustment in adulthood

Journal of Religious Gerontology

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 207-224

  Clarke, Shailagh M ^a   Hayslip, Bert ^a   Edmondson, Ricks ^b   Guarnaccia, Charles A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b Landstuhl Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Afterlife; Bereavement; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007132861     PISSN: 10502289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J078v14n02_08     Document Type: Article

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