How access, isolation and other factors may influence food consumption and nutrient intake in materially deprived older men in the UK

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 212-220

  Holmes, B A ^a   Roberts, C L ^b   Nelson, M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Deprivation; Isolation; Older men; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 49749142043     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2008.00707.x     Document Type: Article

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