Invited Review: Nutrition in medicine: Nutrition education for medical students and residents

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 471-480

  Adams, Kelly M ^a   Kohlmeier, Martin ^a   Powell, Margo ^a   Zeisel, Steven H ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

distance; education; medical; nutritional sciences

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICINE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; RESIDENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; INTERNET; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STANDARD;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649914550     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533610379606     Document Type: Review

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