Survey of clinical nutrition training programs for physicians

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1174-1179

  Heimburger, Douglas C ^a   Stallings, Virginia A ^b   Routzahn, Lisa ^b  

^a Amer Society for Clinical Nutrition   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ASCN Committee on Professional Nutrition Education; Clinical nutrition fellowship; Clinical nutrition training; Fellowship programs; Physician nutrition specialist; The American Society for Clinical Nutrition; Training programs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; CLINICAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NUTRITION; PHYSICIAN;

EID: 0031797304     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.6.1174     Document Type: Article

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