Nutritional knowledge of primary health care physicians in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 284-287

  Al Zahrani, Abdullah M ^a   Al Raddadi, Rajaa M ^b  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; FAT; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; POTASSIUM; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CALCIUM INTAKE; CANCER PREVENTION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SCORING SYSTEM; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VEGETABLE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 66549104483     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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