This reference for dietetics professionals provides essential information for working with older adults in various settings. Numerous tables, checklists, and assessment forms are included. This second edition presents expanded coverage of nutrition and disease, with new material on nutrition in dementia and in neurological disorders. The chapter on regulations has been expanded, and there is a new section on litigation. This edition emphasizes the Nutrition Care Process and Model recently developed by the American Dietetic Association. Author information is not given. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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