Nutritional status, tobacco use and alcohol consumption of older persons in Botswana

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 104-110

  Clausen, T ^a   Charlton, K E ^b   Holmboe Ottesen, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Botswana; Obesity; Old age; Socioeconomic status; Tobacco; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BOTSWANA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; UNDERWEIGHT;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33645985119     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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