Strategies for addressing the internship shortage and lack of ethnic diversity in dietetics

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 771-775

  White, Jill H ^a   Beto, Judith A ^a  

^a DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietetic education; Diversity; Preceptor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIETETICS; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

DIETETICS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84878136144     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2013.03.012     Document Type: Article

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