Improving effectiveness of nutrition education resources for older adults

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 19-54

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

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiotapes; Ed ucational strategies; Educa tional resources; Ethnic groups; Newsletters; Nutrition education; Older adults; Print materials; Videotapes

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; META-ANALYSIS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 1642445378     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v23n03_03     Document Type: Article

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