Nutrition education in medical schools in Japan: Results from a questionnaire survey

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 323-328

  Orimo, Hideo ^a   Shimura, Toshiro ^a   Shimada, Takashi ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Japan; Medical schools; Nutrition education; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; JAPAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NUTRITION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; JAPAN; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33748851523     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: 09647058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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