Teaching nutrition to medical doctors: The potential role of the state registered dietitian

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 349-356

  Summerbell, Carolyn D ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doctors; Medical students; Nutrition; State registered dietitians; Teaching

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 0029860579     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-277X.1996.00477.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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