Observations of mealtimes in hospital aged care rehabilitation wards

Appetite

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 16-21

  Walton, Karen ^a   Williams, Peter ^a   Tapsell, Linda ^a   Hoyle, Matthew ^a   Shen, Zhi Wei ^a   Gladman, Lauren ^a   Nurka, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Elderly; Food service; Hospital; Malnutrition; Mealtimes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DIETITIAN; EATING HABIT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK FACTOR; WARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEALS; OBSERVATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84876359791     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.03.006     Document Type: Article

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