Assessing nutrition risk and sociodemographic characteristics of low-income older adults living in Mississippi

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 21-37

  Lokken, Sheri L ^a   Byrd, Sylvia ^a   Hope, Kristin J ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Fat intake; Fruit and vegetable intake; Low income; Nutritional risk; Older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644799411     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v21n04_03     Document Type: Article

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