Nutrition knowledge, attitudes and practices among senior medical students in Taiwan

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 435-438

  Hu, Shene Pin ^a   Liu, Jeri Fang ^a   Shieh, Ming Jer ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attitude; Medical students; Nutrition knowledge; Practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0030821759     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1997.10718710     Document Type: Article

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