Dietitians in South Africa require more competencies in public health nutrition and management to address the nutritional needs of South Africans

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 87-94

  Parker, Whadiah ^a   Steyn, Nelia P ^a   Mchiza, Zandile ^a,b   Nthangeni, Gladys ^c   Mbhenyane, Xikombiso ^d   Dannhauser, Andre ^g   Moeng, Lynn ^e   Wentzel Viljoen, Edelweiss ^f  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c South African Medical Research Council ^*  (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^e NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (South Africa)

^f NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g North West University ^*

Author keywords

Academic training; Community service; Competencies; Dietitians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIETITIAN; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOUTH AFRICA;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETETICS; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84873353197     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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