Elderly under nutritional stress: A seasonal study on food consumption and nutritional status in Kenya

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 423-433

  Kigutha, Hilda N ^a   Van Staveren, Wija A ^b   Hautvast, Joseph G A J ^b  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENDER; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0031760235     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637489809086421     Document Type: Article

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