Perceived cardiovascular disease risk among multi-ethnic postmenopausal women residing in Korea: a Q-methodological study.
Purpose: This study aimed to explore the subjective perceptions of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among multi-ethnic postmenopausal women residing in Korea. Because menopause represents a significant physiological transition that heightens susceptibility to CVD, identifying how these women percei...
| Publicado en: | Women's Health Nursing Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 40 - 52 |
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Korean Academy of Women's Health Nursing
Mar2026
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