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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 4 (2017), Article ID 4:IJNCP-247, 6 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2017/247
Original Article
Physical Activity Characteristics of Sudanese Immigrant Children

Mohammad H. Alasagheirin1,* and Kathleen M. Clark2

1College of Nursing and Health Science, University of Wisconsin, 105 Garfield Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54701, USA
2College of Nursing, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Dr. Mohammad H. Alasagheirin, College of Nursing and Health Science, University of Wisconsin, 105 Garfield Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54701, USA, Tel: 715-836 -5375; E-mail: alasagmh@uwec.edu
24 May 2017; 09 August 2017; 11 August 2017
Alasagheirin MH, Clark KM (2017) Physical Activity Characteristics of Sudanese Immigrant Children. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 4: 247. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2017/247
© 2017 Alasagheirin et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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