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The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and Associated Risk Factors in the Old Order Amish in Northern Indiana: A Preliminary Study

open access: yesOnline Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 2011
Background: The Amish are a culturally distinct religious sect who are the fastest growing rural group in the U.S. Little is known about their prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors of the Amish The purpose of this study was to ...
Deborah Gillum   +4 more
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Book reviews of Weaver-Zercher's Thrill of the Chaste and Keiser's Pennsylvania German in the American Midwest

open access: yesThe Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2014
"Over the course of her book, Valerie Weaver-Zercher guides us through an analysis of the constituents of the increasingly popular Amish-fiction genre.
Sarah Stork, Lara Downing
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Review of: Anderson, Cory, and Jennifer Anderson. 2019. Amish-Mennonites across the Globe. Amish-Mennonite Heritage Series, Vol. 2. Millersburg, OH: Acorn Publishing.

open access: yesThe Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2020
The Amish-Mennonites across the Globe is a coffee-table type book, a 320 page documentary of the international mission efforts of the “car-driving” Amish groups, known variously within the plain communities as Beachy, Amish-Mennonite, or Fellowship ...
Karen Conley
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The Amish

open access: yesThe Annals of Iowa, 2014
Review of: "The Amish," by Rod Janzen.
openaire   +1 more source

Assessment of Health Needs in Rural America: A Comparison of Amish and Non-Amish Families [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This study examines a state-sponsored initiative to identify the primary health needsin rural areas so that the appropriateness of existing programs and services could bedetermined, and the development of new ones could be planned.
Trier, Kathy K.
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Missense variants in SORT1 are associated with LDL-C in an Amish population [PDF]

open access: gold, 2023
Kelly A. Mitok   +9 more
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Review of Renegade Amish: Beard Cutting, Hate Crimes, and the Trial of the Bergholz Barbers—Donald Kraybill

open access: yesThe Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2015
Donald Kraybill is the author, coauthor, or editor of over a dozen books on Anabaptist and Amish culture. The latest addition to this list is Renegade Amish: Beard Cutting, Hate Crimes, and the Trial of the Bergholz Barbers.
Shawn Peters
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Book Review: Bonnet Strings: An Amish Woman\u27s Ties to Two Worlds and Others

open access: yes, 2014
Excerpt: In Entering the Wild, Janzen narrates the process of crafting these hymns; and I found this chapter, titled “Three Women and the Lost Coin: How Three Women Found Me,” the memoir’s most compelling.
Mock, Melanie Springer
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Radicals in the Revolution: The Persecution of Christians During the Revolutionary War [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This paper explores the plight of radical Christians in Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. Pennsylvania, up until the American Revolution, was governed by Quakers, and home to people of many denominational backgrounds, including various ...
Keane, Kevan D
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A Population-Based Study of Parkinsonism in an Amish Community [PDF]

open access: bronze, 2009
Brad A. Racette   +4 more
openalex   +1 more source

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