Demographic characteristics of supplement users in an elderly population

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-96

  Houston, Denise K ^b   Daniel, Tena D ^b   Johnson, Mary Ann ^a   Poon, Leonard W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN; POTASSIUM; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031886761     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073346489801700106     Document Type: Article

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