Older Australians' views about the impact of ageing on their nutritional practices: Findings from a qualitative study

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 86-90

  Brownie, Sonya ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Aging; Diet; Focus group; Independent living

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TASTE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; APPETITE; EATING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TASTE;

EID: 84879420294     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00607.x     Document Type: Article

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