Menu engineering: A strategy for seniors to select healthier meals

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 267-274

  Feldman, Charles ^a   Mahadevan, Meena ^a   Su, Haiyan ^a   Brusca, Joseph ^a   Ruzsilla, John ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

elder care; food service; menu engineering; nutrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DEMOGRAPHY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; NUTRITION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

EID: 80755168557     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: 17579147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913911419897     Document Type: Article

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