Nutrition competencies for the prevention and treatment of disease in Australian medical courses

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 147-

  Nowson, Caryl ^a   Roshier Taks, Marjo ^a   Crotty, Brendan ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AUSTRALIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; LETTER; LIFESTYLE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NEOPLASM; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; DIET THERAPY; EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE;

AUSTRALIA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; NUTRITION THERAPY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 84867339762     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10298     Document Type: Letter

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