The use of a nursing oral and nutritional assessment tool to improve patient outcomes - One centre's experience

Renal Society of Australasia Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 6-10

  Hill, Kathleen E ^a   Tuck, Amanda ^a   Ranner, Sue ^a   Davies, Nicole ^a   Bolieiro Amaral, Kyla ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nursing assessment; Nutrition; Oral care; Renal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902083536     PISSN: 18323804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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