Towards an international system of professional recognition for public health nutritionists: A feasibility study within the European Union

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2005-2011

  Davies, Jennifer ^a   Hughes, Roger ^b   Margetts, Barrie ^c  

^a NHS Southampton City   (United Kingdom)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Certification; Public health nutrition; Quality assurance; Workforce development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIETETICS; EUROPEAN UNION; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PEER REVIEW; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD;

CERTIFICATION; DIETETICS; EUROPEAN UNION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONALITY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84867732421     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012000547     Document Type: Article

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