The nutrition knowledge of older adults living in sheltered housing accommodation

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 446-458

  Moynihan, P J ^a   Mulvaney, C E ^a   Adamson, A J ^a   Seal, C ^b   Steen, N ^b   Mathers, J C ^a   Zohouri, F V ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balance of Good Health; Low income; Nutrition knowledge; Older adults; Sheltered housing accommodation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; ELDERLY CARE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; QUESTIONNAIRES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 34548537501     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2007.00808.x     Document Type: Article

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