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Behavioral Theories Applied to Nutritional Therapies for Chronic Diseases in Older Adults

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  1. Division of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

    James M. Shikany

  2. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL

    Charlotte S. Bragg & Christine Seel Ritchie

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  1. Center for the Study of Aging &, Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, 27710, USA

    Connie W. Bales

  2. Div. Gerontology, Geriatrics &, Palliative Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, 19th Street South 933, Birmingham, 35294, USA

    Christine S. Ritchie

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Shikany, J.M., Bragg, C.S., Ritchie, C.S. (2009). Behavioral Theories Applied to Nutritional Therapies for Chronic Diseases in Older Adults. In: Bales, C., Ritchie, C. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-385-5_2

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