JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S12-S17 , March 2007

Quality Improvement for Feeding Assistance Care in Nursing Homes

  • Sandra F. Simmons, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Sandra F. Simmons, PhD, Vanderbilt University, 1310 24th Avenue South, GRECC 4-A131, Nashville, TN 37212.

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  2. Simmons SF, Lim B, Schnelle JF. Accuracy of Minimum Data Set in identifying residents at risk for undernutrition: Oral intake and food complaints. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2002;3(3):140–145
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PII: S1525-8610(06)00588-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.12.003

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