Investigating relationships between nutritional knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, and dietary adequacy of the elderly

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 35-52

  Howard, Jean H ^a   Gates, Gail E ^b   Ellersieck, Mark R ^c   Dowdy, Richard P ^d  

^a Consulting Dietitian ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^d College of Human Environmental Sciences ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0009501856     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v17n04_03     Document Type: Article

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