Running before we walk: How can we maximise the benefits from community service dietitians in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa?

Health Policy

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 288-301

  Paterson, Marie ^a   Green, Maryann ^a   Maunder, Eleni M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community service; Dietetics; Health care reform; Professional development; Rural health policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIETITIAN; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; SOUTH AFRICA; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIETETICS; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34250730136     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.09.013     Document Type: Article

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