Assessment of nutrition education among pediatric gastroenterologists: A survey of NASPGHAN members

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 137-144

  Lin, Henry C ^a   Kahana, Doron ^b   Vos, Miriam B ^c   Black, Dennis ^d   Port, Zack ^e   Shulman, Robert ^f   Scheimann, Ann ^g   Mascarenhas, Maria R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Center for Digestive Health and Nutritional Excellence   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

nutrition education; obesity; pediatric gastroenterology

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COMORBIDITY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FAILURE TO THRIVE; GASTROENTEROLOGIST; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; OBESITY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84873058247     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3182638ce8     Document Type: Review

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