Meanings of Menopause to Korean Immigrant Women

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 84-102

  Im, Eun Ok ^a   Meleis, Afaf Ibrahim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0006696755     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019394590002200107     Document Type: Article

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