Food-related health perceptions and food habits among older women

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 164-173

  Gustafsson, Kerstin ^a   Sidenvall, Birgitta ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Eating habits; Food related health perception; Holistic health perspective; Older women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; COOKING; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; COOKERY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036635322     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02256.x     Document Type: Article

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