Asian Nursing Research
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 113-128 , June 2008

Predicting Factors of Physical Activity in Adolescents: A Systematic Review

  • Hyoungsook Park, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Professor, College of Nursing, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
    • ,
  • Namhee Kim, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Pre-Doctorate Fellow, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Michigan, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Namhee Kim, MSN, RN, 1128 McIntyre Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA

Received 1 April 2008 ,Revised 1 April 2008 ,Accepted 9 June 2008.

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PII: S1976-1317(08)60035-3

doi: 10.1016/S1976-1317(08)60035-3

Asian Nursing Research
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 113-128 , June 2008

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