Dietary intake of homeless women residing at a transitional living center

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 952-962

  Davis, Lisa R ^a   Weller, Nancy F ^a,c   Jadhav, Monika ^a,b   Holleman, Warren L ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c Baylor Family Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Homeless; Nutrition; Shelters; Transitional living centers; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATERING SERVICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; EATING; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; EATING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD SERVICES; FRUIT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 49849100698     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0056     Document Type: Article

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