Development of a method for estimation of food and fluid intakes by nursing assistants in long-term care facilities: A pilot study

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 873-877

  Andrews, Yvette N ^a   Castellanos, Victoria Hammer ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRINKING; EATING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; DRINKING; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0042207393     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(03)00383-3     Document Type: Article

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