Need for physician referral of low-income, chronic disease patients to community nutrition education programs

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-33

  Shawver, Gregory W ^a   Cox, Ruby H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease counseling; Elderly; Food stamp nutrition education program; FSNEP; Low income patients; Patient nutrition educa tion; Physician nutrition counseling; Physician nutrition referral

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543010388     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v20n01_02     Document Type: Article

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