Symposium 9: Competent to care Are all doctors competent in nutrition?

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 296-299

  Leslie, Fiona C ^a   Thomas, Suraj ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Curricula; Knowledge; Nutrition; Training

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; CURRICULUM; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; FEEDING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; NUTRITION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; SKILL; STANDARD; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; ETHICS; GASTROSTOMY; GENERAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PATIENT CARE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FAMILY PRACTICE; GASTROSTOMY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 70349909759     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665109001293     Document Type: Conference Paper

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