Public policy in undergraduate dietetics education: Challenges and recommendations

Topics in Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-117

  Gilboy, Mary Beth R ^a   Harris, Jeffrey ^a   Lazarow, Heather Langdon ^b  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Dietetics education; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CURRICULUM; DIETETICS EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; LEARNING; LEARNING STYLE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITION SERVICE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

EID: 77952307911     PISSN: 08835691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TIN.0b013e3181db79be     Document Type: Review

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