Dietary and Fluid Intakes of Older Adults in Care Homes Requiring a Texture Modified Diet: The Role of Snacks

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 234-239

  Bannerman, Elaine ^a   McDermott, Karen ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care homes; Older adults; Texture modified diets; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD TEXTURE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79951676503     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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