International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 411-417 , April 2010

Correlates of self-care behaviors for managing hypertension among Korean Americans: A questionnaire survey

  • Jong-Eun Lee

      Affiliations

    • The Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205-2110, United States
    • ,
  • Hae-Ra Han

      Affiliations

    • The Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205-2110, United States
    • ,
  • Heejung Song

      Affiliations

    • The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States
    • ,
  • Jiyun Kim

      Affiliations

    • The Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205-2110, United States
    • ,
  • Kim B. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Korean Resource Center, United States
    • ,
  • Jai P. Ryu

      Affiliations

    • Loyola College in Maryland, Department of Sociology, United States
    • ,
  • Miyong T. Kim

      Affiliations

    • The Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205-2110, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 410 614 1443; fax: +1 410 203 2685.

Received 7 May 2009 ,Revised 21 September 2009 ,Accepted 26 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.09.011

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 411-417 , April 2010

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