The making of a nutrition professional: the Association for Nutrition register

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2012-2019

  Cade, J E ^a   Eccles, E ^a   Hartwell, H ^b   Radford, S ^c   Douglas, A ^c   Milliner, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Association for Nutrition   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competency evaluation; Nutrition competencies; Nutrition professional; Nutrition register; Nutritionist regulation; Specialist nutrition categories

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DIET; DIETETICS; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER; SPORT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION; DIET; DIETETICS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EXERCISE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTRIES; SPORTS;

EID: 84867738050     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011003338     Document Type: Article

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