Nursing Outlook
Volume 58, Issue 1 , Pages 52-58 , January 2010

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

  • Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Dr. Eun-Ok Im, Professor and La Quinta Motor Inns Inc. Centennial Professor, School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701.
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  • Alexa K. Stuifbergen, PhD, RN, FAAN
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  • Lorraine Walker, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN

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 Theory development was conducted as a part of a study supported by Grant No. R01NR010568 from the National Institute of Nursing Research. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute of Nursing Research or the National Institutes of Health.

PII: S0029-6554(09)00119-5

doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2009.07.001

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Volume 58, Issue 1 , Pages 52-58 , January 2010

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