Physical activity in Arab women in Southern California

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 263-271

  Qahoush, Rafat ^a   Stotts, Nancy ^b   Alawneh, Manal S ^c   Froelicher, Erika Sivarajan ^b  

^a California School of Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arab; Cardiovascular risk factors; Exercise; Self efficacy; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLIMATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SITTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ARABS; CALIFORNIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958152995     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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