Category Archive for: "mortality"

Idler on Religious Affiliation and Mortality

August 9, 2018 IDEAS IN BRIEF, mortality

Transforming Chaplaincy welcomes guest commentator Ellen Idler, who is Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor Sociology at Emory University. We thank Ellen for her insight today and encourage chaplains [...]
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Religion, a social determinant of mortality? A 10-year follow-up of the Health and Retirement Study

December 21, 2017 follow-up research, mortality, religious/spiritual struggle

The social determinants of health framework has brought a recognition of the primary importance of social forces in determining population health. Research using this framework to understand the [...]
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