Dimensions of Religiousness and Cancer Screening Behaviors Among Church-Going Latinas
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Religion and Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0022-4197,1573-6571
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-012-9606-9