NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE, HEALTH BELIEFS AND USE OF NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN By
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Yeh Mei-Chun Patty (Writer) (Last Name) (First Name) (Middle Name) Nutrition Knowledge, Health Beliefs and Use of Nutrition Supplements (Title) Among Older Adults in Northwestern Wisconsin Food and Nutritional Science Dr. Karen Zimmerman August, 2000 74 (Graduate Major) (Research Advisor) (Month/Year) (Pgs.) American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual (Style Manual) The research instrument was designed to answer the following questions: 1. Does nutrition knowledge have an effect on the use of vitamin and mineral supplements in older adults? 2. Do health beliefs affect the usage of vitamin and mineral supplements of
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