Nutrition guidance by primary-care physicians: LISREL analysis improves understanding

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-36

  Hiddink, Gerrit J ^a   Hautvast, Joseph G A J ^b   Van Woerkum, Cees M J ^b   Fieren, Carel J ^b   Van 'T Hof, Martin A ^c  

^a Dairy Found on Nutrition and Health   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

determinants; LISREL; mechanism of action; nutrition guidance; primary care physician

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0030999126     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1996.9996     Document Type: Article

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