Medical students' perceptions of nutrition education in Canadian universities

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 336-343

  Gramlich, Leah M ^a   Olstad, Dana Lee ^a   Nasser, Roseanne ^b   Goonewardene, Laki ^a,c   Raman, Maitreyi ^d   Innis, Sheila ^e   Wicklum, Sonja ^f   Duerksen, Donald ^g   Rashid, Mohsin ^h   Heyland, Daren ⁱ   Armstrong, David ^j   Roy, Claude ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^h DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^j MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Education; Medical; Nutrition; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION;

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955162869     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H10-016     Document Type: Article

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