Impact of an undergraduate course on medical students' self-perceived nutrition intake and self-efficacy to improve their health behaviours and counselling practices

Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 101-107

  Crowley, Jennifer ^a   Ball, Lauren ^b   Leveritt, Michael D ^c   Arroll, Bruce ^a   Han, Dug Yeo ^a   Wall, Clare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Health behavior; Medical education; Nutritional sciences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COUNSELING; CURRICULUM; DIET; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COUNSELING; CURRICULUM; DIET; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901763256     PISSN: 11726164     EISSN: 11726156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/hc14101     Document Type: Article

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