Impact of a preventive medicine and nutrition curriculum for medical students

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-80

  Conroy, Molly B ^a   Delichatsios, Helen K ^a   Hafler, Janet P ^b   Rigotti, Nancy A ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SATURATED FATTY ACID;

COUNSELING; CURRICULUM; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; NUTRITION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT;

EID: 3042606759     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2004.03.009     Document Type: Article

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