Asian Nursing Research
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 61-67 , June 2007

Health Behavioral Patterns Associated with Psychologic Distress Among Middle-Aged Korean Women

  • Hye-Sook Shin, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
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  • Jia Lee, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Jia Lee, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-Dong, Dongdaemun-Gu, Seoul, 130-701, Korea
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  • Kyung-Hee Lee, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Ulsan College, Ulsan, Korea
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  • Young-A Song, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Fulltime lecturer, Department of Nursing, Cheju Halla College, Cheju, Korea

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PII: S1976-1317(08)60009-2

doi: 10.1016/S1976-1317(08)60009-2

Asian Nursing Research
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 61-67 , June 2007