Nutritional status of elderly in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 416-418

  Odenigbo, U M ^a   Odenigbo, C U ^b   Oguejiofor, O C ^c  

^a MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^c NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measures; BMI; Body weight; Elderly; Height

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION DENSITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 77958042720     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2010.416.418     Document Type: Article

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