GPs' views on active nutrition management for their patients

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 957-959

  Nicholas, Lisa ^a   Pond, Dimity ^b   Roberts, David C K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Australian Food and Grocery Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIET THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; NUTRITION THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 16644380882     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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