Hunger and food insecurity in the elderly: Its nature and measurement

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 327-350

  Wolfe, Wendy S ^a   Olson, Christine M ^a   Kendall, Anne ^a   Frongillo Jr , Edward A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; ELDERLY CARE; FOOD INTAKE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUNGER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNGER; MALE; NEW YORK; NUTRITION SURVEYS; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; STARVATION; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031828055     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089826439801000304     Document Type: Article

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