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Religion, culture and illness: a sociological study on religious coping in Iran

Fereshteh AhmadiDepartment of Social Work and Psychology, University of Gävle, Gävle, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mohammad KhodayarifardDepartment of Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, IranView further author information
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Saeid ZandiDepartment of Counseling Psychology, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, IranView further author information
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Abdollah Khorrami-MarkaniDepartment of Nursing, Khoy Medical Sciences Faculty, Urmia Medical Sciences University, Khoy, IranView further author information
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Bagher Ghobari-BonabDepartment of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, IranView further author information
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Mona SabzevariDepartment of Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, IranView further author information
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Nader AhmadiSwedish Agency for Work Environment Knowledge, Gävle, SwedenView further author information
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Pages 721-736 | Received 25 Nov 2018, Accepted 01 Dec 2018, Published online: 31 Jan 2019

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