Tailoring nutrition education intervention programs to meet needs and interests of older adults

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-79

  Higgins, Mary Meck ^a   Barkley, Mary Clarke ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult learning; Ethnic groups; Focus groups; Intervention; Minority groups; Nutrition education; Nutrition screening; Older adults; Surveys

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION;

AGED; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0642272550     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v23n01_05     Document Type: Article

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