Attitudes of nursing staff working with older people towards nutritional nursing care

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2007-2014

  Bachrach Lindström, Margareta ^a   Jensen, Sara ^b   Lundin, Rickard ^b   Christensson, Lennart ^c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Nurses; Nursing; Nutrition; Older people; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIETETICS; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIETETICS; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 35148819599     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01868.x     Document Type: Article

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