Contribution of Australian cardiologists, general practitioners and dietitians to adult cardiac patients' dietary behavioural change

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 74-80

  Pomeroy, Sylvia E M ^a,c   Worsley, Anthony ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Cardiology; Dietetics; General practitioner; Nutrition; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

EID: 66749155355     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2009.01332.x     Document Type: Article

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