Determinants of Dutch general practitioners' nutrition and physical activity guidance practices

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1321-1331

  Van Dillen, Sonja M E ^a   Hiddink, Gerrit J ^a   Van Woerkum, Cees M J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

General practice; Nutrition; Physical activity; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NETHERLANDS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NETHERLANDS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878450600     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012003564     Document Type: Article

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