Can Canadian seniors on public pensions afford a nutritious diet?

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-79

  Green, Rebecca J ^a   Williams, Patricia L ^a,b   Johnson, C Shanthi ^c   Blum, Ilya ^a  

^a MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Atlantic Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Diet; Financial support; Food costing; Pension; Poverty; Seniors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PENSION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIET; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PENSIONS;

EID: 46349109889     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cja.27.1.069     Document Type: Article

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