Quality Improvement for Feeding Assistance Care in Nursing Homes

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 8, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Simmons, Sandra F ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; nursing home; Nutrition; quality; weight loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MEAL; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STAFF; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33847400244     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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