Nutrition and quality of life in older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue , 2001, Pages 54-64

  Amarantos, Eleni ^a   Martinez, Andrea ^b   Dwyer, Johanna ^c  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DIET; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; WELLBEING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0035184898     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/56.suppl_2.54     Document Type: Article

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