Is clinical nutrition teaching needed in medical schools?

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-130

  Kafatos, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; EUROPE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NUTRITION; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EUROPE; GREECE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; SMOKING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62949189031     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000210372     Document Type: Article

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