Clinical Registered Dietitians, Employers, and Educators Are Interested in Advanced Practice Education and Professional Doctorate Degrees in Clinical Nutrition

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2062-2066

  Skipper, Annalynn ^a   Lewis, Nancy M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIETETICS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; DIETETICS; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH EDUCATORS; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751188506     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2006.09.011     Document Type: Article

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