Lack of multidisciplinary collaboration is a barrier to outcomes research

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-71

  Gardner, Joanne K ^a,b   Rall, Laura C ^c   Peterson, Catherine A ^d  

^a WiseBites Nutr Consulting Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETITIAN; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANAGER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; SKILL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; COOPERATION; DIETETICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DIETETICS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036358547     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(02)90019-2     Document Type: Article

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