Experiences of food access in hospital. A new questionnaire measure

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 625-630

  Naithani, Smriti ^a   Thomas, Jane E ^a   Whelan, Kevin ^a   Morgan, Myfanwy ^a   Gulliford, Martin C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feeding difficulties; Food access; Food choice; Food service, hospitals; Hospitals; Hunger; Malnutrition; Patient care; Questionnaires; Validation study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL FOOD SERVICE; HUMAN; HUNGER; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGANIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE UNIT; VALIDITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; HUNGER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 71849116118     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2009.04.020     Document Type: Article

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