Measuring the impact of nutrition education and physical activity on older adults participating in government sponsored programs

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 255-271

  Wunderlich, Shahla ^a   McKinnon, Charlotte ^a   Piemonte, Jacqueline ^a   Ahmad, Zaira Naveed ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Nutrition assessment; Nutrition education; Older adults; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES;

EID: 77951686214     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639360903140189     Document Type: Article

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