Food practices, service use, and dietary quality in elderly blacks

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 17-34

  Cohen, Nancy L ^a   Ralston, Penny A ^b   Laus, Mary Jane ^a   Bermudez, Odilia ^c   Olson, Rita Brennan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

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EID: 0009216369     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v17n04_02     Document Type: Article

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