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Correlates of health-promoting lifestyle behaviors among Vietnamese female immigrants in Taiwan

, PhD, RN, , MSN, RN, , PhD, RN & , PhD, RN
Pages 342-357 | Received 11 Mar 2015, Accepted 22 Dec 2015, Published online: 09 Apr 2016

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