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Herbal and vitamin/mineral supplement use by retirement community residents — preliminary findings
Author(s)	Yao-Lin Weng, Carolyn Raab, Connie Georgiou
Journal title	Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, vol 23, no 3, 2004
Pages	pp 1-14
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Vitamins ; Alternative medicine ; Retirement communities ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	A survey questionnaire assessed supplement use by retirement community residents. Of the 318 respondents (mean age 82.2 years), 20% of women and 20% of men reported using herbal supplements, with 62% of these using them at least once per week. Most herbal supplements users (97%) also used vitamin or mineral supplements. 68% of herbal supplement users felt either "very much or somewhat informed" about taking the supplements. 44%, however, were not sure whether there was testing before marketing; and 33% were not sure about side effects. Half (52%) relied "very much or somewhat" on doctors or nurses as information sources; 40% relied on dietitians. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040511208 A
Classmark	CFE: LK3: ROA: 3F: 7T
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