Asian Nursing Research
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 64-74 , June 2010

Factors Related to Performance of Health Practices Among Asian Adolescents in the United States

  • Cynthia G. Ayres, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Rutgers College of Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Cynthia G. Ayres, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Rutgers College of Nursing, 180 University Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA
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  • Robert Atkins, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Rutgers College of Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA
    • ,
  • Ganga Mahat, EdD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Associate Professor, Rutgers College of Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA

Received 1 April 2010 ,Revised 11 May 2010 ,Accepted 27 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/S1976-1317(10)60007-2

Asian Nursing Research
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 64-74 , June 2010

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