Asian Nursing Research
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 48-60 , June 2007

Difference in Needs for Physical Activity Among Healthy Women, Women with Physical Limitations and Korean Immigrant Women

  • Myoung-Ae Choe, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Choe, Myoung-Ae, RN, PhD, Professor, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, 28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul, 110-799, Korea
  • ,
  • Eun-Ok Im, RN, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA

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PII: S1976-1317(08)60008-0

doi: 10.1016/S1976-1317(08)60008-0

Asian Nursing Research
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 48-60 , June 2007