Nutrition education among low-income older adults: A randomized intervention trial in congregate nutrition sites

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 374-392

  Mitchell, Roger E ^a   Ash, Sarah L ^a   McClelland, Jacquelyn W ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congregate nutrition site; Dietary supplements; Health promotion; Multilevel modeling; Nutrition education; Older adult

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33646552036     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198105276212     Document Type: Article

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