Differences in nutritional risk and nutrition-related behaviors in exercising and nonexercising rural elders

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 149-152

  Misra, Ranjita ^a   Quandt, Sara A ^b   Aguillon, Sandra ^a  

^a TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032950108     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-13.3.149     Document Type: Article

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