Food insecurity is associated with cost-related medication non adherence in community-dwelling, low-income older adults in Georgia

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 170-191

  Bengle, Rebecca ^a   Sinnett, Stephanie ^a   Johnson, Tommy ^b   Johnson, Mary Ann ^a   Brown, Arvine ^c   Lee, Jung Sun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Georgia Department of Human Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost related medication non adherence; Food insecurity; Older Americans Act Nutrition Program

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CAUCASIAN; DRUG COST; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUNGER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG COSTS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; GEORGIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HUNGER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77952349747     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639361003772400     Document Type: Article

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