Modelling nutritional services in relation to the health status of older individuals living on Mediterranean islands

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Tyrovolas, S ^a   Polychronopoulos, E ^a   Tountas, Y ^b   Panagiotakos, D B ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

CVD; Diabetes; Dietician; Greece; Health services; Mediterranean islands; Nutritional services; Obesity; Older persons; Workforce

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CYPRUS; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYPRUS; ELDER NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY;

EID: 84855178368     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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