Sharing meals with institutionalized people with dementia: A natural experiment

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 436-448

  Charras, Kevin ^a   Frémontivr, Michèle ^a  

^a Fondation Médéric Alzheimer ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Best practice; Care; Dementia; Mealtime; Nutrition; Weight

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NURSING HOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 77954253984     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2010.489936     Document Type: Article

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