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Religiosity as a predictor of mortality: A retrospective cohort study in 1519 rural citizens in Greece

Christina DarviriPostgraduate Course Stress Science and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Artemios ArtemiadisPostgraduate Course Stress Science and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece, Athens, Greece
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Xanthi TiganiPostgraduate Course Stress Science and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece, Athens, Greece
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Panagiota DarvyriPostgraduate Course Stress Science and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece, Athens, Greece
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Charalambos GnardellisDepartment of Fisheries & Aquaculture Technology, Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece, Messolonghi, Greece
Pages 1080-1090 | Received 16 Sep 2015, Accepted 06 Apr 2016, Published online: 09 May 2016

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