Nutritional knowledge of health care professionals working in the eating disorders

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 462-467

  Cordery, Helen ^a,b,c   Waller, Glenn ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Eating Disorders Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c SPRINGFIELD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinicians; Dietitian; Eating attitudes; Nutritional knowledge

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; DIETITIAN; EATING DISORDER; FAT CONTENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PROTEIN CONTENT; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; STANDARDIZATION; TEAMWORK;

EID: 33751560971     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.688     Document Type: Article

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