Religious attendance increases survival by improving and maintaining good health behaviors, mental health, and social relationships

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• Publication year

  2001

• Venue

  Annals of Behavioral Medicine

• Publication date

  2001-02-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1207/S15324796ABM2301_10PMID 11302358
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