Review of nutritional attitudes and counseling practices of primary care physicians

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 6 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Glanz, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

international nutrition; nutrition attitudes; Nutrition counseling; nutrition education; primary care physicians

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH PROMOTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 0031011203     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.6.2016S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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