The Association between Social Support and Health Behaviors for Metabolic Syndrome Prevention among University Students: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Stress
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Park, Sooyeon
(Expert Group on Health Promotion for the Seoul Metropolitan Government)
Cho, Suah (College of Nursing, Korea University) Lee, Eugene (College of Nursing, Korea University) Choi, Sungchul (Yongin Severance Hospital) Choo, Jina (College of Nursing, Korea University, Expert Group on Health Promotion for the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Transdisciplinary Major in Learning Health Systems, Department of Healthcare Sciences, Graduate School, Korea University) |
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