What nutrition knowledge and skills do primary care physicians need to have, and how should this be communicated?

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages

  Truswell, A S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Modern diet for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease; Nutrition books for general practitioners

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; FOOD INTAKE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; NUTRITION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

EID: 0033059781     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600806     Document Type: Conference Paper

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