Professional regulation of nutritionists: Where are we now?

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 269-276

  Landman, Jacqueline P ^a   Wootton, Stephen A ^b  

^a Nutrition Society   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nutrition profession; Occupation; Professionalisation; UK

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETITIAN; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUTRITION; OCCUPATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIETETICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIETIES;

EID: 34247600990     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665107005496     Document Type: Conference Paper

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