Communication skills for behaviour change in dietetic consultations

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 493-500

  Whitehead, K ^a   Langley Evans, S C ^a   Tischler, V ^a   Swift, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Communication; Dietetic education; Patient centred

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIETETICS EDUCATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DIETETICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 70450209492     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2009.00980.x     Document Type: Article

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