Decade of Medicare: The contribution of private practice dietitians to chronic disease management and diabetes group services

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 284-290

  Cant, Robyn ^a   Ball, Lauren ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allied health; Chronic disease management; Health policy; Primary care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943353564     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: 17470080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1747-0080.12175     Document Type: Article

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