Community service dieticians delivering an effective nutrion service: what are the policy options?
OUTPUT TYPE: Policy briefs
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2012
TITLE AUTHOR(S): N.P.Steyn
KEYWORDS: DIETARY HABITS, DIETICIANS, FOOD AND NUTRITION, PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 7400
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3280
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3280
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2012
TITLE AUTHOR(S): N.P.Steyn
KEYWORDS: DIETARY HABITS, DIETICIANS, FOOD AND NUTRITION, PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 7400
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3280
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3280
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Abstract
This policy brief deals with an opportunity to improve the delivering of nutrition services to patients attending healthcare services in South Africa by utilising dieticians and/or newly registered nutritionists who are undertaking their compulsory community service year.-
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