Dietary survey of rural elderly in nigeria

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-14

  Oguntona, Clara R B ^a   Kuku, Y Olabisi ^a   Addo, Adenike A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Elderly; Elderly nutrition; Food intake; Nigeria; Nigerian elderly; Nutritional status

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544321044     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v18n01_01     Document Type: Article

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