Lay food and health worker involvement in community nutrition and dietetics in England: Definitions from the field

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 196-209

  Kennedy, L A ^a   Milton, B ^a   Bundred, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community nutrition; Dietary behaviour; Lay food and health workers; Lay helping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONSENSUS; DIETETICS; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LAY FOOD AND HEALTH WORKER; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOMENCLATURE; NUTRITION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DIETETICS; ENGLAND; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 43549124117     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2008.00875.x     Document Type: Article

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