Continuing Medical Education in nutrition

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Kahn, Ronald F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; Graduate medical education; Nutrition; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NUTRITION; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DIET THERAPY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITION THERAPY; OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646715606     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/83.4.981s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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