Malnutrition in elder care: Qualitative analysis of ethical perceptions of politicians and civil servants

BMC Medical Ethics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Mamhidir, Anna Greta ^a,b   Kihlgren, Mona ^a,c   Soerlie, Venke ^c,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ELDERLY CARE; ETHICS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORALITY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; PERCEPTION; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TRUST;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STATE GOVERNMENT; SWEDEN; TRUST;

EID: 77953519922     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6939-11-11     Document Type: Article

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