JAMDA
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 186-191 , May 2002

Nutritional Assessment and Care of Nursing Facility Residents: A Practical Approach

  • Daniel Swagerty Jr., MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center on Aging, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Daniel L. Swagerty, Jr., MD, MPH, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Center on Aging, 5026 Wescoe Pavilion, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas 66160-7117.
    • ,
  • Jozef B. Zelenak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center on Aging, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas
    • ,
  • Jacob Dimant, MD

      Affiliations

    • State University of New York (SUNY) Health Sciences Center, and Crown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Brooklyn, New York

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doi: 10.1016/S1525-8610(04)70463-6

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Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 186-191 , May 2002

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