Are physicians good candidates for recommending diet?

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-53

  Hosseini, S ^a   Nayebi, N ^a   Amirkalali, B ^a   Seyedkhoei, N ^a   Heshmat, R ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Medical education; Nutrition knowledge; Physician education; Role of dietitians

Indexed keywords

EID: 51649115564     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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