A situation-specific theory of Midlife Women's Attitudes Toward Physical Activity (MAPA)

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-58

  Im, Eun Ok ^a   Stuifbergen, Alexa K ^a   Walker, Lorraine ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; WOMEN;

EID: 74549204013     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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