Policy approach to nutrition and physical activity education in health care professional training

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Levy, Matthew D ^a   Loy, Lisel ^b   Zatz, Laura Y ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Bipartisan Policy Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EXERCISE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84898972121     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.113.073544     Document Type: Article

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