Applied Nursing Research
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 66-74 , May 2008

Nutritional status and delirium in long-term care elderly individuals

  • Kennith R. Culp, PhD, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 319 335 7060; fax: +1 319 335 5248.
    • ,
  • Pamela Z. Cacchione, PhD, RN, BC, GNP,

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA

Received 10 February 2006 ,Revised 14 September 2006 ,Accepted 21 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2006.09.002

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 66-74 , May 2008

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