Public health nutrition: The accord of dietitian providers in managing medicare chronic care outpatients in Australia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1841-1854

  Cant, Robyn P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allied health; Australia; Dietetics; Medicare; Medicare chronic disease management; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSULTATION; DIETITIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; NUTRITION; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; DIETETICS; FEE; MANPOWER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIETETICS; FEES AND CHARGES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTPATIENTS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 77954544627     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7041841     Document Type: Article

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