Age, dependency and other factors influencing fluid intake by long term care residents

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 21-35

  Spangler, Alice A ^a   Chidester, June C ^b  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Whitewater Valley Nutrition Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Dehydration; Dependency; Elderly; Fluid; Minimum data set (MDS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744557121     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v18n02_02     Document Type: Article

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