The smell of baking bread : an inexpensive means of improving the quality of life for long-term care residents?

The provision of additional mealtime food aroma (baked bread) to long-term care residents was researched as a non-intrusive method of improving quality of life factors including weight, appetite, enjoyment of life, well-being and depression. A questionnaire was used to assess the effects of the int...

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Main Author:	Clay, Jaret
Language:	English
Published:	University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/35972

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The smell of baking bread : an inexpensive means of improving the quality of life for long-term care residents?

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