Characteristics of older dietary supplement users: Review of the literature

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 77-87

  Brownie, Sonya ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Dietary supplements; Elderly; Health surveys; Herbal medicines

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449146586     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2005.00088.x     Document Type: Review

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