Evaluation of menu and food service practices of long-term care facilities of a health district in Canada

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 29-42

  Lengyel, Christina O ^a   Zello, Gordon A ^a   Smith, Joan T ^a   Whiting, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian elderly; Food guide; Food service; Long term care; Menu

Indexed keywords

EID: 5344228984     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v22n03_03     Document Type: Article

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