Structural change in Medicare funding: Impact on the dietetics workforce

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 170-175

  Mitchell, Lana J ^a   Capra, Sandra ^b   MacDonald Wicks, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allied health; Dietetic practice; Dietitian workforce; Enhanced Primary Care; Medicare; Private practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 70049108501     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2009.01362.x     Document Type: Review

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