Comparing quality of nutritional care in Dutch and German nursing homes

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 17-18, 2011, Pages 2501-2508

  Van Nie Visser, Noémi C ^a   Meijers, Judith Mm ^a   Schols, Jos Mga ^a   Lohrmann, Christa ^b   Bartholomeyczik, Sabine ^c   Halfens, Ruud Jg ^a,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Malnutrition; Nursing homes; Prevalence; Prevention; Structural indicators; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DIETETICS; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; STANDARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETETICS; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 80051575000     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03761.x     Document Type: Article

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