Nutrition care of older adults with chronic disease: Attitudes and practices of physicians and patients

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 560-565

  Coombs, John B ^b   Barrocas, Albert ^b   White, Jane V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Elderly; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUNSELING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 3042656634     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200406000-00010     Document Type: Review

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