A look at the educational preparation of the health-diagnosing and treating professions: Do dietitians measure up?

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 420-427

  Skipper, Annalynn ^a,b   Lewis, Nancy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CLINICAL EDUCATION; DIETITIAN; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; REVIEW; STANDARD;

EID: 14744277389     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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