Integrating nutrition services into primary care: Experience in Hamilton, Ont

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 51, Issue DEC., 2005, Pages 1647-1653

  Crustolo, Anne Marie ^a,b,c   Kates, Nick ^b,c,d   Ackerman, Sari ^c   Schamehorn, Sherri ^c  

^a Hamilton Health Service Organization Mental Health and Nutrition Program   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Hamilton Health Service Organization (HSO) Mental Health and Nutrition Program   (New Zealand)

^d Department of Family Medicine ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETITIAN; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUTRITION SERVICE; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; DIET THERAPY; DIETETICS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DIET THERAPY; DIETETICS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33746409158     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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