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The religion-health connection: evidence, theory, and future directions by Ellison, C G, Levin, J S

“…The volume and quality of research on what we term the religion-health connection have increased markedly in recent years. This interest in the complex…”
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Essentials of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Jonas, Wayne B, Levin, Jeffrey S

“…Four out of ten patients visited a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioner last year--Your Patients! Essentials of Complementary and…”
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How religion influences morbidity and health: Reflections on natural history, salutogenesis and host resistance by Levin, Jeffrey S.

“…This paper surveys the field that has come to be known as the epidemiology of religion. Epidemiologic study of the impact of religious involvement, broadly…”
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A Multidimensional Measure of Religious Involvement for African Americans by Levin, Jeffrey S., Taylor, Robert Joseph, Chatters, Linda M.

“…This article describes the confirmation and validation of a multidimensional measure of religious involvement using data from the National Survey of Black…”
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Religion and health: is there an association, is it valid, and is it causal? by Levin, J S

“…This paper reviews evidence for a relationship between religion and health. Hundreds of epidemiologic studies have reported statistically significant, salutary…”
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The Factor Structure of the Pregnancy Anxiety Scale by Levin, Jeffrey S.

“…This paper presents a measurement model of a ten-item scale of maternal anxiety during pregnancy. Using confirmatory factor analysis, its reliability and…”
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Religion and spirituality in medicine: research and education by Levin, J S, Larson, D B, Puchalski, C M

“…The idea that physicians should consider religion or spiritual factors as significantly influencing risk, etiology, therapy, prognosis and recovery of their…”
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Religion, health, and psychological well-being in older adults: findings from three national surveys by Levin, J S, Chatters, L M

“…This study examines the impact of religious involvement on health status and psychological well-being using data on older adults from three national…”
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Mental Health Services in Faith Communities: The Role of Clergy in Black Churches by Taylor, Robert Joseph, Ellison, Christopher G., Chatters, Linda M., Levin, Jeffrey S., Lincoln, Karen D.

“…A small but growing literature recognizes the varied roles that clergy play in identifying and addressing mental health needs in their congregations. Although…”
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Black and White Differences in Religious Participation: A Multisample Comparison by Taylor, Robert Joseph, Chatters, Linda M., Jayakody, Rukmalie, Levin, Jeffrey S.

“…This study investigated race differences in religious involvement across several national probability samples. It employed various measures of religious…”
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Age Differences in Patterns and Correlates of the Frequency of Prayer by Levin, Jeffrey S., Taylor, Robert Joseph

“…This study examines differences by age cohort in (a) the frequency of prayer, (b) racial andgender variation in prayer, and (c) religious and sociodemographic…”
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Religious effects on health status and life satisfaction among black Americans by Levin, J S, Chatters, L M, Taylor, R J

“…This study tests a theoretical model linking religiosity, health status, and life satisfaction using data from the National Survey of Black Americans, a…”
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Panel Analyses of Religious Involvement and Well-Being in African Americans: Contemporaneous vs. Longitudinal Effects by Levin, Jeffrey S., Taylor, Robert Joseph

“…This panel study explores the effects of eight measures of religious involvement on three indicators of well-being in a national probability sample of African…”
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Healing to All Their Flesh: Jewish and Christian Perspectives on Spirituality, Theology, and Health by Jeff Levin, Keith Meador

“…Healing to All Their Flesh asks us to step back and carefully rethink the relationship between religion and health. It does so by examining overlooked issues…”
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Public health and health education in faith communities by Chatters, L M, Levin, J S, Ellison, C G

“…This special issue of Health Education & Behavior is devoted to broadly examining the interconnections among public health, health education, and faith-based…”
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Religion and mental health among Israeli Jews: Findings from the SHARE-Israel study by Levin, Jeff

“…This study investigates the impact of religiousness on mental health indicators in a population sample of Israeli Jews aged 50 or older. Data are from the…”
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Effect of sleep quality on symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome by GOLDSMITH, G, LEVIN, J. S

“…A prospective, one-month diary study was conducted with 23 adult irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients in order to determine the relationship between IBS and…”
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Is religion therapeutically significant for hypertension? by Levin, J S, Vanderpool, H Y

“…Epidemiologic studies of the effects of religion on blood pressure suggest that religious commitment is inversely associated with blood pressure and that…”
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Is frequent religious attendance really conducive to better health? Toward an epidemiology of religion by Levin, J S, Vanderpool, H Y

“…Although hundreds of published studies have addressed the effects of religion on morbidity and mortality, many investigators may be unaware of this literature…”
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Religion and physical health among older Israeli Jews: Findings from the SHARE-Israel study by Levin, Jeff

“…Despite decades of research on religious determinants of health, this subject has not been systematically investigated within Jewish populations, in Israel or…”
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