Visual contrast enhances food and liquid intake in advanced Alzheimer's disease

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 533-538

  Dunne, Tracy E ^a,c   Neargarder, Sandy A ^a,b   Cipolloni, P B ^c,d   Cronin Golomb, Alice ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Environmental intervention; Food intake; Nutrition; Plate color; Visual contrast

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COLOR; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRINKING; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4243180416     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2003.09.015     Document Type: Article

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