Multivitamin-mineral supplements in the older Americans Act Nutrition Program: Not a one-size-fits-all quick fix

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1171-1176

  Marra, Melissa Ventura ^a   Wellman, Nancy S ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN; PLACEBO; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACT; AGE SPECIFIC CARE; AGED; ALLERGY; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY INTAKE; DIZZINESS; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SAFETY; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEAL; NAUSEA; NUTRITION; POLYPHARMACY; PRURITUS; RASH; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; VOMITING; CATERING SERVICE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TRACE ELEMENTS; UNITED STATES; VITAMINS;

EID: 45549093480     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.122762     Document Type: Review

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