Trends in nutritional risks and effect of nutrition education among low-income elderly in maine

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 3-19

  Dutram, Kay ^a   Cook, Richard A ^b   Bagnulo, John ^b   Lincoln, Wanda L ^c  

^a Muskie School of Public Service   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Intervention; Malnutrition risk; Nutrition education; Older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 85002509914     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v21n04_02     Document Type: Article

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