Applied Nursing Research
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 60-65 , May 2008

Low-income women's perceived barriers to physical activity: focus group results

  • Roberta Hoebeke, RN, PhD, FNP, APRN-BC

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Received 24 January 2006 ,Revised 17 June 2006 ,Accepted 21 June 2006.

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PII: S0897-1897(06)00059-0

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2006.06.002

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 60-65 , May 2008