Factors influencing the proportion of food consumed by nursing home residents with dementia

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 879-885

  Amella, Elaine J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exchange theory; Interaction; Mealtimes; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0032795373     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb03849.x     Document Type: Article

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