Quality of life and the role of food and eating as described by community-dwelling older adults

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Quality of life and the role of food and eating as described by community-dwelling older adults. / Vaudin, Anna; Dean, Wesley; Sahyoun, Nadine.

In: Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, Vol. 43, No. 1, 2024, p. 14-35.

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Harvard

Vaudin, A, Dean, W & Sahyoun, N 2024, 'Quality of life and the role of food and eating as described by community-dwelling older adults', Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 14-35. https://doi.org/10.1080/21551197.2023.2269118

APA

Vaudin, A., Dean, W., & Sahyoun, N. (2024). Quality of life and the role of food and eating as described by community-dwelling older adults. Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, 43(1), 14-35. https://doi.org/10.1080/21551197.2023.2269118

Vancouver

Vaudin A, Dean W, Sahyoun N. Quality of life and the role of food and eating as described by community-dwelling older adults. Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2024;43(1):14-35. https://doi.org/10.1080/21551197.2023.2269118

Author

Vaudin, Anna ; Dean, Wesley ; Sahyoun, Nadine. / Quality of life and the role of food and eating as described by community-dwelling older adults. In: Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2024 ; Vol. 43, No. 1. pp. 14-35.

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