The effect of widowhood on weight change, dietary intake, and eating behavior in the elderly population

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 186-199

  Shahar, Danit R ^a   Schultz, Richard ^b   Shahar, Avner ^c   Wing, Rena R ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c Harzfeld Kaplan Hospital   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WIDOW; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BEREAVEMENT; BODY WEIGHT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; BEREAVEMENT; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 0035184064     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089826430101300202     Document Type: Article

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