Asian Nursing Research
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 74-81 , June 2008

Predictors of Perceived Barriers to Mammography in Korean Women

  • Jung-Hee Kim, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Full-time Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Woosuk University, Jeollabuk-do, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Jung-Hee Kim, RN, PhD, Department of Nursing, Woosuk University, 490 Samnye-up, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do, 565701, Korea
    • ,
  • Oksoo Kim, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, College of Health Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea

Received 21 January 2008 ,Revised 23 January 2008 ,Accepted 7 May 2008.

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PII: S1976-1317(08)60031-6

doi: 10.1016/S1976-1317(08)60031-6

Asian Nursing Research
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 74-81 , June 2008

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