Increasing dietetic referrals: Perceptions of general practitioners, practice nurses and dietitians

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-38

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dietetics; General practice; Practice nurse; Private practice; Referral and consultation; Relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857613750     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: 17470080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2011.01570.x     Document Type: Article

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