A nutritional screening tool for use by nurses in residential and nursing homes for elderly people: Development and pilot study results

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 437-443

  Wright, L ^a  

^a Ida Darwin Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Nursing homes; Nutritional screening tool; Training

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; NURSING HOME; NUTRITION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 0032701393     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-277x.1999.00186.x     Document Type: Article

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