Providing quality nutrition care in acute care hospitals: Perspectives of nutrition care personnel

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 192-202

  Keller, H H ^a   Vesnaver, E ^b   Davidson, B ^c   Allard, J ^d   Laporte, M ^e   Bernier, P ^f   Payette, H ^g   Jeejeebhoy, K ^h   Duerksen, D ⁱ   Gramlich, L ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Canadian Nutrition Society   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^e Research Services   (Canada)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^h ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

ⁱ ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^j ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Food service; Hospital; Nutrition; Organisation; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CATERING SERVICE; DIET; DIETETICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL FOOD SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANISATION; QUALITY;

FOOD SERVICE; HOSPITAL; NUTRITION; ORGANISATION; QUALITY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; DIET; DIETETICS; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84896399761     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12170     Document Type: Article

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