Lack of nutritional and functional effects of nutritional supervision by nurses: A quasi-experimental study in geriatric patients

Scandinavian Journal of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-12

  Poulsen, Ingrid ^a,b   Petersen, Helle Vendel ^b   Hallberg, Ingalill Rahm ^a   Schroll, Marianne ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ADL; Elderly; Hospitalized; Undernutrition; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NURSE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WARD;

EID: 34247246149     PISSN: 17482976     EISSN: 17482984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482970701256245     Document Type: Article

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