Nursing Outlook
Volume 56, Issue 6 , Pages 322-329 , November 2008

Conceptualizing physical activity behavior of older Korean-Americans: An integration of Korean culture and social cognitive theory

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Nursing Outlook
Volume 56, Issue 6 , Pages 322-329 , November 2008

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