Patterns of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and the Influence of Sex, Age and Socio-Demographic Factors among Canadian Elderly

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 306-313

  Riediger, Natalie D ^a   Moghadasian, Mohammed H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian; Elderly; Fruit; Socio demographic; Survey; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 49649087214     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2008.10719704     Document Type: Article

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