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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

The Relationships Between Food Group Consumption, Self-Rated Health, and Life Satisfaction of Community-Dwelling Canadian Older Men: The Manitoba Follow-Up Study

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Pages 158-173 | Published online: 16 Jun 2009

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  • The Manitoba Follow-up Study is supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Manitoba Health Research Council.

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