Hospital mealtimes: Action research for change?

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-275

  Dickinson, Angela ^a   Welch, Carol ^b   Ager, Laurie ^c   Costar, Aileen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c AGE UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action research; Hospital mealtimes; Older patients

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HOSPITAL FOOD SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSING; NUTRITION; PATIENT CARE;

DIETETICS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 23844442517     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS2005432     Document Type: Conference Paper

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