Religious Leaders’ Opinions and Guidance Towards Oral Health Maintenance and Promotion: A Qualitative Study

Religions emphasize the supreme value of life. However, potential or concrete conflicts of perception between dictates of faith and science often present an inescapable dilemma. The aim of this qualitative research was to examine the views of spiritual and religious leaders towards general and oral...

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Main Author: Zini, Avraham (Author)
Contributors: Sgan-Cohen, Harold D. (Other) ; Feder-Bubis, Paula (Other)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2015]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2015, Volume: 54, Issue: 2, Pages: 373-386
Further subjects:B Spiritual leaders
B Qualitative Study
B Health behaviour
B Oral health
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