International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 452-460 , April 2010

Middle-aged women's awareness of cholesterol as a risk factor: Results from a national survey of Korean Middle-aged Women's Health Awareness (KomWHA) study

  • Eun Jin Choi

      Affiliations

    • Yonsei University College of Nursing, Nursing Policy and Research Institute, Biobehavioral Research Center, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea
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  • Yoonsuk Jekal

      Affiliations

    • Yonsei Institute of Sport, Physical Education and Leisure Studies, Republic of Korea
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  • Sue Kim

      Affiliations

    • Yonsei University College of Nursing, Nursing Policy and Research Institute, Biobehavioral Research Center, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Ji Soo Yoo

      Affiliations

    • Yonsei University College of Nursing, Nursing Policy and Research Institute, Biobehavioral Research Center, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Hee Soon Kim

      Affiliations

    • Yonsei University College of Nursing, Nursing Policy and Research Institute, Biobehavioral Research Center, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Eui-Geum Oh

      Affiliations

    • Yonsei University College of Nursing, Nursing Policy and Research Institute, Biobehavioral Research Center, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Justin Y. Jeon

      Affiliations

    • Yonsei Institute of Sport, Physical Education and Leisure Studies, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Yangsoo Jang

      Affiliations

    • Yonsei University College of Medicine, Cardiovascular Center, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Sang Hui Chu

      Affiliations

    • Yonsei University College of Nursing, Nursing Policy and Research Institute, Biobehavioral Research Center, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 2 2228 3257; fax: +82 2 392 5440.
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  • Mi Ja Kim

      Affiliations

    • University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, United States

Received 21 March 2009 ,Revised 21 July 2009 ,Accepted 5 September 2009.

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PII: S0020-7489(09)00309-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.09.002

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 452-460 , April 2010

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