Health and Dietary Patterns of the Elderly in Botswana

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 311-319

  Maruapula, Segametsi ^a   Chapman Novakofski, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

dietary patterns; elderly; international nutrition

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOTSWANA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 35748929949     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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