Resident interactions at mealtime: An exploratory study

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 189-200

  Curle, Leah ^a   Keller, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Malnutrition; Nutrition; Older adults; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956929921     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-010-0156-2     Document Type: Article

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