Dietary supplements usage among elderly Taiwanese during 2005-2008

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 327-336

  Chen, Shih Ying ^a   Lin, Jia Rong ^a   Chen, Tzu Hsiu ^a   Guo, Shiou Guei ^a   Kao, Mei Ding ^b   Pan, Wen Harn ^c,d,e  

^a CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^b PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Consumption practices; Dietary reference intakes (dris); Dietary supplements; Nutrition and health survey in taiwan (NAHSIT 2005 2008); The elderly

Indexed keywords

FISH OIL; GLUCOSAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FISH OILS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GLUCOSAMINE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN; TRACE ELEMENTS; VITAMINS;

EID: 80051949761     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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