Nutritional intervention improves menu adequacy in group homes for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 136-144

  Humphries, Kathleen ^a   Pepper, Alison ^b   Traci, Meg Ann ^a   Olson, Julianna ^b   Seekins, Tom ^a  

^a University of Montana Rural Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Group homes; Health promotion; Intellectual disability; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PORTION SIZE; POTATO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; GROUP HOMES; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66949114540     PISSN: 19366574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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