Correlates of Hepatitis B Virus Health-Related Behaviors of Korean Americans: A Situation-Specific Nursing Theory

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 315-322

  Lee, Haeok ^a   Fawcett, Jacqueline ^a   Yang, Jin Hyang ^b   Hann, Hie Won ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b Inje University   (South Korea)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Korean American; Situation specific theory; Social network

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; NURSING THEORY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ASIAN AMERICANS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING THEORY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84870571888     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2012.01468.x     Document Type: Article

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