The utilization of intravenous therapy programs in community long-term care nursing facilities

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 161-165

  Weinberg, Andrew D ^a   Pals, Jean K ^b   Wei, Jeanne Y ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DEHYDRATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INFUSION; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOSTON; DEHYDRATION; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; INTERVIEWS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE;

EID: 0031290533     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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