Residency and specialties training in nutrition: A call for action

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Lenders, Carine M ^a   Deen, Darwin D ^b   Bistrian, Bruce ^c   Edwards, Marilyn S ^d   Seidner, Douglas L ^e   McMahon, M Molly ^f   Kohlmeier, Martin ^g   Krebs, Nancy F ^h  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Vanderbilt Center for Human Nutrition   (United States)

^f MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^g IL   (United States)

^h Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NUTRITION THERAPY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84898970588     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.113.073528     Document Type: Article

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