Eating habits in older people in Greece: The role of age, dental status and chewing difficulties

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-201

  Kossioni, Anastassia ^a   Bellou, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Age and dental status; Food selection; Mediterranean diet; Subjective chewing ability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DAIRY PRODUCT; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL HEALTH; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; GRAIN; GREECE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MASTICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; VEGETABLE; XEROSTOMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; GREECE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ORAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551582042     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.03.017     Document Type: Article

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