Knowledge and attitudes of surgical trainees towards nutritional support: Food for thought

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-248

  Awad, Sherif ^a   Herrod, Philip J J ^a   Forbes, Ewan ^a   Lobo, Dileep N ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude; Dieticians; Doctor; Education; Knowledge; Nutrition; Surgeon; Trainee; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETITIAN ATTITUDE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL STUDENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIETETICS; ENGLAND; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77950296553     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2009.08.016     Document Type: Article

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