Profile of the Australian dietetic workforce: 1991-2005

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 166-178

  Brown, Leanne ^a,c   Capra, Sandra ^b   Williams, Lauren ^b  

^a University Department of Rural Health   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c NEMSC   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allied health; Australia; Dietitian; Workforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747165038     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2006.00064.x     Document Type: Review

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