Comparison of the traits of physically active and inactive women

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 234-240

  Purath, Janet ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing center research; Physical activity; Stage of change; Transtheoretical model; Women; Women's health

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; TIME MANAGEMENT; WEATHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; TIME MANAGEMENT; WEATHER; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 33745514317     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00121.x     Document Type: Article

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