Factors contributing to dehydration in nursing homes: Inadequate staffing and lack of professional supervision

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1187-1194

  Kayser Jones, Jeanie ^a   Schell, Ellen S ^a   Porter, Carol ^c   Barbaccia, Joseph C ^b   Shaw, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Nursing homes; Risk factors; Staffing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; RISK FACTOR; STAFF;

EID: 0032827027     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb05198.x     Document Type: Article

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