Characterizing Change in Religious and Spiritual Identity Among a National Sample of African American Adults
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1552-8030,1552-8049
DOI: 10.1080/15528030.2015.1073208