The efficacy of an educational intervention on health behaviors in a sample of Turkish female nursing students: A longitudinal, quasi-experimental study

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 146-151

  Kara, Belgüzar ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Behavior; Health promotion; Nursing education; Nursing students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PROCEDURES;

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84918842718     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2014.08.015     Document Type: Article

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