Validation of questionnaires to estimate adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and life habits in older individuals in Southern Spain

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 739-743

  Marisca Arcas, M ^a   Caballero Plasencia, M L A ^b   Monteagudo, C ^a   Hamdan, M ^a   Pardo Vasquez, M I ^a   Olea Serrano, Fatima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Ayuntamiento de Granada Servicio de Infraestructura   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elderly people; mediterranean dietary pattern

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MILK; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN; VEGETABLE;

EID: 84856282266     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-011-0136-z     Document Type: Article

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