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. 1990 Jun;147(6):758-60.
doi: 10.1176/ajp.147.6.758.

Religious belief, depression, and ambulation status in elderly women with broken hips

P Pressman  1 , J S Lyons, D B Larson, J J Strain
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Religious belief, depression, and ambulation status in elderly women with broken hips

P Pressman et al. Am J Psychiatry. 1990 Jun.

Abstract

The authors studied the relationship between religious belief and psychiatric and medical status in 30 elderly women recovering from the surgical repair of broken hips. Religious belief was associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms and better ambulation status.

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