Improving the provision of meals in hospital. The patients' viewpoint

Appetite

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 181-185

  Johns, Nick ^a   Hartwell, Heather ^a   Morgan, Michael ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food service management; Hospital meals; NHS; Patients' meals; Patients' perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH FOOD; HOSPITAL FOOD SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEAL; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIET; EMOTIONS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENU PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 74849091602     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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