Eating for health: Perspectives of older men who live alone

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 221-226

  Wham, Carol A ^a   Bowden, Jennifer A ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ageing; Behavioural research; Nutrition screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052214945     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: 17470080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2011.01535.x     Document Type: Article

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