Leisure-time physical activity among midlife Korean immigrant women in the US

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 291-298

  Yang, Kyeongra ^a   Laffrey, Shirley C ^b   Stuifbergen, Alexa ^b   Im, Eun Ok ^b   May, Kathleen ^c   Kouzekanani, Kamiar ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Health promotion; Leisure time physical activity; Midlife immigrant Korean women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; KOREA; LEISURE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACCULTURATION; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN AMERICANS; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; KOREA; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34547857064     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-007-9039-9     Document Type: Article

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