Worship attendance and the disability process in community-dwelling older adults.

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Published in J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci on January 16, 2013

Authors

George Fitchett1, Maureen R Benjamins, Kimberly A Skarupski, Carlos F Mendes de Leon

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Religion, Health, and Human Values, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA. george_fitchett@rush.edu

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