Healthy eating: An NHS priority A sure way to improve health outcomes for NHS staff and the public

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 1070, 2014, Pages 671-672

  Malhotra, Aseem ^a,b   Maruthappu, Mahiben ^c   Stephenson, Terence ^d  

^a FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Academy of Medical Royal Colleges   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EATING; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTHY EATING; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OBESITY; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84912127755     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2014-133103     Document Type: Editorial

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