‘While we can, we will’: Exploring food choice and dietary behaviour amongst independent older Australians

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 463-473

  Host, Alison ^a   Mcmahon, Anne Therese ^a   Walton, Karen ^a   Charlton, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

food choice; habit; independent; influence; old age; older

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIAN; COMMUNITY LIVING; COOKING; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANDSCAPE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RESIDENT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RETIREMENT; SHOPPING; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TRUST;

EID: 84971224751     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: 17470080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1747-0080.12285     Document Type: Article

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