Melbourne dietitians' experience of medicare policy on allied health services (strengthening medicare; Enhanced Primary Care) in the first 12 months

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-49

  Cant, Robyn ^a   Aroni, Rosalie ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community nutrition; Dietetic practice; Nutrition; Nutrition education; Nutrition policy; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846875889     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2007.00108.x     Document Type: Article

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