Reaching out to racial/ethnic minority older persons for elderly nutrition programs

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-104

  Choi, Namkee G ^a   Smith, Joan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Loaves and Fishes Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly Nutrition Program; Outreach strategies; Racial ethnic minorities

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; NUTRITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; AGED; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 7444247494     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v24n01_07     Document Type: Article

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