Nutritional counselling in general practice: A cost effective analysis

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 311-316

  Pritchard, Douglas Alexander ^a,b   Hyndman, Jilda ^a   Taba, Forough ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Lockridge General Practice   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIETITIAN; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN;

EID: 0032917349     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.53.5.311     Document Type: Article

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