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Pocket Guide to Nutrition and Dietetics

  • 1st Edition - May 17, 2002
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Sarah E. Byrom
  • Language: English

This is a clinical reference data pocket book. It contains the data most frequently used by dietitians and others in practice and is invaluable for dietetic students during their… Read more

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Description

This is a clinical reference data pocket book. It contains the data most frequently used by dietitians and others in practice and is invaluable for dietetic students during their clinical placements. It is both practical and comprehensive. Data is readily accessible from clearly set out tables, clear diagrams and tabbed sections. As well as the core reference data there are useful appendices on various subjects including the nutritional compositions of foods, a weaning guide, a guide to religious influences on diet, useful addresses for relevant organisations and web sites.

Key features

  • User-friendly, accessible layout enables quick assimilation of relevant data
  • Tabbed sections help to locate information quickly
  • Clear diagrams help to illustrate important concepts
  • Useful addresses, websites, references and further reading
  • A section on clinical placements (structure, duration, hospital procedures) acts as a "survival' guide for student dietitians.
  • Readership

    Primary: Student Dietitians; Qualified Dietitians Secondary: Nurses, midwives, complementary practitioners

    Table of contents

    Nutritional requirements. Artificial nutritional support, Nutrition and drugs, Nutritional supplements, General nutritional and medical data, Dietetic clinical placement, Dietetic patient interview

    Product details

    • Edition: 1
    • Latest edition
    • Published: July 17, 2002
    • Language: English

    About the author

    SB

    Sarah E. Byrom

    Affiliations and expertise
    Freelance Dietitian, Edinburgh, UK