Food variety and dietary diversity as indicators of the dietary adequacy and health status of an elderly population in Sharpeville, South Africa

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 101-133

  Oldewage Theron, Wilna H ^a   Kruger, Rozanne ^b  

^a VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dietary diversity; Elderly; Food variety; Household food insecurity; Nutrient adequacy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAY CARE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DAY CARE; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SERVICES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 58149335170     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639360802060140     Document Type: Article

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