Nutrition in care homes and home care: Recommendations - a summary based on the report approved by the Council of Europe

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 492-496

  Arvanitakis, M ^a   Coppens, P ^b   Doughan, L ^c   Van Gossum, A ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b European Advisory Services/National Food and Health Plan   (Belgium)

^c Federal Department of Health Food Chain Safety and Environment   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Care homes; Council of Europe; Home care; Nutrition; Recommendations; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION SERVICE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STAFF TRAINING;

GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; MASS SCREENING; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 70349731432     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2009.07.011     Document Type: Review

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