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AIMS Public Health , 2015, 2(2): 194-209. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2015.2.194.
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Attitudes to and Experiences of Physical Activity among Migrant Women from Former Yugoslavia——a qualitative interview study about physical activity and its beneficial effect on heart health, in Malmö, Sweden
1 The national Swedish organization for consumers, Stockholm, Sweden;
2 Health and Society, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
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Special Issues: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention among Most Vulnerable Populations
Keywords: culture; heart disease; migrants; overweight; physical activity; women
Citation: Elin Sandström, Ingrid Bolmsjö, Ellis Janzon. Attitudes to and Experiences of Physical Activity among Migrant Women from Former Yugoslavia——a qualitative interview study about physical activity and its beneficial effect on heart health, in Malmö, Sweden. AIMS Public Health , 2015, 2(2): 194-209. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2015.2.194
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