A cross-sectional survey on the inclusion of tobacco prevention/cessation, nutrition/ diet, and exercise physiology/fitness education in medical school curricula

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 400-406

  Torabi, Mohammad R ^a   Tao, Ran ^a   Jay, Stephen J ^b   Olcott, Courtney ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Education; Exercise; Nutrition; Prevention; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CURRICULUM; DIET; DISABILITY; EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY; FITNESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053302913     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30336-9     Document Type: Article

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