Nutrition telemedicine consultation for rural elders

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-55

  Stiles, Nancy ^a   Boosalis, Maria ^b   Thompson, Kim ^c   Stinnett, Daniel ^d   Kay Rayens, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c Nashville ^*  (United States)

^d Saint Clarie Medical Center   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Nutrition; Rural; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969133305     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v18n01_04     Document Type: Article

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