An ethnic comparison of nutritional patterns and health habits in elderly patients with diabetes

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 37-47

  Strain, Gladys W ^a   Champagne, Catherine ^b   Roman, Sheila H ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Pennington Biomedical Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Elderly; Food intake; Glycemic control; Minorities

Indexed keywords

EID: 10444228580     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v18n02_03     Document Type: Article

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