Dietary intakes of an elderly population in athens, Greece

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 17-29

  Papanikolaou, George K ^a   Hassapidou, Maria N ^b   Andrikopoulos, Nikolaos K ^c  

^a Hepatology Service   (Greece)

^b ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dietary intakes; Energy intakes; Free living; Greek elderly; Institutionalized; Macro nutrients; Micronutrients

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986153376     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v19n02_02     Document Type: Article

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