Vitamin and mineral supplements: Barriers and challenges for older adults

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 297-317

  Park, Sohyun ^a   Johnson, Mary Ann ^a   Fischer, Joan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Dietary supplements; Multivitamin supplements; Older adults; Vitamin B12; Vitamin D; Vitamin E; Vitamin K

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN;

AGED; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AVITAMINOSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALS; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; VITAMINS;

EID: 58149473610     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639360802265855     Document Type: Article

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