Outcomes of feeding problems in advanced dementia in a nursing home population

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1692-1697

  Hanson, Laura C ^a,b   Ersek, Mary ^c,d   Lin, Feng Chang ^e   Carey, Timothy S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

dementia; nursing home; nutrition

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DYING; DYSPHAGIA; FAMILY; FEEDING DIFFICULTY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTICATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

DEMENTIA; NURSING HOME; NUTRITION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84885610887     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12448     Document Type: Article

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