What is the significance of a physician shortage in nutrition medicine?

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 34, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  McClave, Stephen A ^a   Mechanick, Jeffrey I ^b   Bistrian, Bruce ^c   Graham, Toby ^d   Hegazi, Refaat ^e   Jensen, Gordon L ^f   Kushner, Robert F ^g   Merritt, Russell ^e  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^f PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nutrition expert; Nutrition support; Physician nutrition specialist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICINE; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PHYSICIAN;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MEDICINE; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PHYSICIANS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 79953135291     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607110375429     Document Type: Article

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