Nutrition Research
Volume 23, Issue 10 , Pages 1379-1390 , October 2003

Dietary patterns of older adults in a rural, tri-ethnic community: a factor analysis approach

  • Ronny A. Bell

      Affiliations

    • aDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-336-716-9736; fax: +1-336-713-4300
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  • Sara A. Quandt

      Affiliations

    • aDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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  • Mara Z. Vitolins

      Affiliations

    • aDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
    • ,
  • Thomas A. Arcury

      Affiliations

    • bDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA

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doi: 10.1016/S0271-5317(03)00155-6

Nutrition Research
Volume 23, Issue 10 , Pages 1379-1390 , October 2003

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