Nursing home food services linked with risk of malnutrition

Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-20

  Carrier, Natalie ^a   Ouellet, Denise ^b   West, Gale E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL FOOD SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENU PLANNING; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33947182005     PISSN: 14863847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3148/68.1.2007.14     Document Type: Article

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