Everyone's problem but nobody's job: Staff perceptions and explanations for poor nutritional intake in older medical patients

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-46

  Ross, Lynda J ^a   Mudge, Alison M ^a   Young, Adrienne M ^a   Banks, Merrilyn ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Elderly; Focus group; Malnutrition; Patient care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951987507     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: 17470080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2010.01495.x     Document Type: Article

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