Making nutrition guidelines fit for purpose

The BMJ

Volumn 365, Issue , 2019, Pages

  Bero, Lisa A ^a   Norris, Susan L ^b   Lawrence, Mark A ^c  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WELLBEING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE;

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 85064993216     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l1579     Document Type: Review

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