Accuracy of patient care staff in estimating and documenting meal intake of nursing home residents

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1223-1227

  Pokrywka, Helene S ^a   Koffler, Karen H ^a   Remsburg, Robin ^b   Bennett, Richard G ^b   Roth, Jesse ^b   Tayback, Matthew ^b   Wright, Jonelle E ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; FOOD INTAKE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING HOME; NUTRITION; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 0030884912     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb03774.x     Document Type: Article

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