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Time for dinner: the communal dining room in care homes and its impact on nutritional outcomes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2020

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Iracema Leroi*
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Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Email: iracema.leroi@tcd.ie
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 32 , Issue 7: Issue Theme: Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Older Adults , July 2020 , pp. 803 - 805
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