Socio-demographic and nutritional assessment of the elderly Yorubas in Nigeria

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-101

  Olasunbo, Olayiwola Ibiyemi ^a   Olubode, Ketiku Adegboyega ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Assessment; Food security; Nigeria; Nutrition; Sociodemographic; Vulnerability; Yoruba elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CATERING SERVICE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33644778596     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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