Driving improvements in nutritional care

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 557-558

  Brotherton, Ailsa ^a  

^a National QIPP Safe Care   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET THERAPY; DIETETICS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

DIETETICS; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 78049400808     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2010.01134.x     Document Type: Editorial

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