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Role of Religion in Cancer Coping Among African Americans: A Qualitative Examination

Cheryl L. Holt PhD School of Public Health, Department of Public and Community Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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Lee Caplan MD, PhD Morehouse School of Medicine, Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Emily Schulz PhD, OTR/L, CFLE School of Medicine, Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Victor Blake MD, MTS Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Penny Southward MPPM School of Medicine, Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Ayanna Buckner MD Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Hope Lawrence MA School of Medicine, Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Pages 248-273 | Published online: 31 Mar 2009

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