Testing the effect of specific orders to provide oral liquid nutritional supplements to nursing home residents: A quality improvement project

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 622-625

  Whiteman, Elizabeth ^a   Ward, K ^a   Simmons, S F ^a,b,c   Sarkisian, C A ^a   Moore, Alison A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Veterans Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing home; Nutrition; Quality; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 56849095546     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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