Gender and Attitudes Toward Nutrition in Prospective Physicians

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 623-632

  Schulman, Jessica A ^a,b   Karney, Benjamin R ^b  

^a Department of Public Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Gender; Medical students; Nutrition education; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; NUTRITION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347479298     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.27.6.5     Document Type: Article

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