Have Renal Dietitians Successfully Implemented Evidence-Based Guidelines Into Practice? A Survey of Dietitians Across Australia and New Zealand

Journal of Renal Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 584-591

  Hall McMahon, Emma J ^a   Campbell, Katrina L ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DIET; DIETETICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DIET SURVEYS; DIETETICS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 84867993078     PISSN: 10512276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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