Hot tea and juk: The institutional meaning of food for Chinese elders in an American Nursing Home

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 46-54

  Wu, Shirley ^a   Barker, Judith C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 57149110645     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20081101-11     Document Type: Article

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