Demographic factors, nutrition knowledge, and health-seeking behaviors influence nutrition label reading behaviors among older american adults

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 31-48

  Elbon, Suzanne M ^a   Johnson, Mary Ann ^b   Fischer, Joan G ^c   Searcy, Cynthia A ^d  

^a Department of Foods and Nutrition ^*  (United States)

^b Foods and Nutrition and Faculty of Gerontology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d American Institutes for Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health seeking behaviors; Nutrition labels; Older people

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960137580     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v19n03_03     Document Type: Article

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