Assessing nutrition education wants and needs of older adults through focus groups

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-91

  Duerr, Lynn ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Needs assessment; Nutrition education; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 1242264283     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v23n02_06     Document Type: Article

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