The Edinburgh feeding evaluation in dementia scale

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 46-54

  Stockdell, Ruth ^a   Amella, Elaine J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLASSIFICATION; DEMENTIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 49149108905     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000327831.51782.8e     Document Type: Article

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