Impact of the Medicare Chronic Disease Management program on the conduct of Australian dietitians' private practices

Australian Health Review

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 183-189

  Jansen, Sarah ^a   Ball, Lauren ^a   Lowe, Catherine ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Dietitian Services Qld   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIETITIAN; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UTILIZATION;

AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NUTRITIONISTS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84926509596     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH14074     Document Type: Article

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