Crossing the line: Understanding the scope of practice between registered dietitians and health/fitness professionals

ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 12-19

  Sass, Cynthia ^a,b,c,d,e   Eickhoff Shemek, Joann M ^c,e   Manore, Melinda M ^e,f   Kruskall, Laura J ^e,g,h  

^a American Dietetic Association   (United States)

^b Sass Consulting Services Inc

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d American College of Sports Medicine   (United States)

^e American College of Sports Medicine ^*

^f OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Didactic Program in Dietetics and the Dietetic Internship

^h Canyon Ranch Spaclub   (United States)

Author keywords

Legal liability; Licensure; Nutrition; Policy; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248180124     PISSN: 10915397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.FIT.0000269059.95841.3e     Document Type: Article

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