Food provision and the meal situation in elderly care - Outcomes in different social contexts

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-52

  Sydner, Ylva Mattsson ^a,b   Fjellstrom C ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly care; Food provision; Food service; Meal; Participant observation; Social organization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; DIETARY INTAKE; ELDERLY CARE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEAL; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SWEDEN;

AGED; DAY CARE; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; FOOD SUPPLY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; RESTAURANTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 13544251731     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2004.00577.x     Document Type: Article

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