Quality assessment in nursing homes by systematic direct observation: Feeding assistance

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2002, Pages

  Simmons, Sandra F ^a   Babineau, Sarah ^a   Garcia, Emily ^a   Schnelle, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; MEASUREMENT; NURSING HOME; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0036785371     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/57.10.M665     Document Type: Article

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