Physician and dietitian prescribing of a commercially available oral nutritional supplement

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 567-572

  Steigh, Carrie ^a   Glassman, Peter A ^a,b   Fajardo, Felicitas ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETITIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIETETICS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031903891     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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