Private practice in rural areas: An untapped opportunity for dietitians

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 191-196

  Brown, Leanne J ^a   Mitchell, Lana J ^a   Williams, Lauren T ^a   Macdonald Wicks, Lesley ^a   Capra, Sandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dietetics; Health services access; Models of rural service delivery; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DIETARY SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 79960544155     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2011.01211.x     Document Type: Article

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