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  1. Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA

    Theresa Gattari, Cynthia Arfken & Mary Morreale

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Gattari, T., Arfken, C. & Morreale, M. Perspectives of Religion and Spirituality in Psychiatry: a Comparison of Students, Residents, and Attending Physicians. Acad Psychiatry 42, 176–178 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-017-0845-7

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