A cluster randomised trial to evaluate a nutrition training programme

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 489, 2003, Pages 271-277

  Moore, Helen ^a   Greenwood, Darren ^a   Gill, Timothy ^b   Waine, Colin ^c   Soutter, Jennifer ^d   Adamson, Ashley ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consulting behaviour; Dietary advice; Multidisciplinary team; Nutrition training; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NUTRITION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIET; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0037391918     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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