Health and social factors affecting the food choice and nutritional intake of elderly people with restricted mobility

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 375-380

  Wylie, C ^a   Copeman, June ^a   Kirk, S F L ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly people; Food choice; Mobility

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; COOKING; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONELINESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RECALL; SOCIAL ASPECT; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0032729273     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-277x.1999.00177.x     Document Type: Article

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