Impact of a buffet-style dining program on weight and biochemical indicators of nutritional status in nursing home residents: A pilot study

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1460-1463

  Remsburg, Robin E ^a,b,c   Luking, Amy ^d   Baran, Patricia ^d   Radu, Charlotte ^a   Pineda, Deborah ^a   Bennett, Richard G ^a   Tayback, Matthew ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Illinois School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Geriatrics Center   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CREATININE; FOLIC ACID; RETINOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CATERING SERVICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CREATININE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0035651531     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(01)00352-2     Document Type: Article

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