How Medical Students' Behaviors and Attitudes affect the Impact of a Brief Curriculum on Nutrition Counseling

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 653-657

  Schlair, Sheira ^a   Hanley, Kathleen ^b   Gillespie, Colleen ^b   Disney, Lindsey ^b   Kalet, Adina ^b   Darby, Pamella C ^c   Frank, Erica ^d   Spencer, Elsa ^e   Harris, Jeff ^c   Jay, Melanie ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Medical education; Nutritional assessment; Nutritional surveys

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868665487     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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