Health status, lifestyle and nutrient intake of home resident elderly in Bahrain

Nutrition and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 285-295

  Musaiger, Abdulrahman Obaid ^a  

^a Bahrain Centre for Studies and Research   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Arab countries; Chronic diseases; Daily activity; Dietary intake; Elderly; Lifestyle

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; IRON;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEPTIC ULCER; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 2542528633     PISSN: 02601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026010600401700404     Document Type: Article

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