Experiences and nutrition support strategies in dementia care: Lessons from family carers

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 22-29

  Ball, Lauren ^a   Jansen, Sarah ^a   Desbrow, Ben ^a   Morgan, Kate ^b   Moyle, Wendy ^a   Hughes, Roger ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Dementia; Diet therapy; Family; Nutritional support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925846237     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: 17470080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1747-0080.12107     Document Type: Article

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