The neglect of nutrition in medical education: A firsthand look

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 841-842

  Morris, Nathaniel P ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID BASE BALANCE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM; DIET; DIETITIAN; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NOTE; NUTRITION; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM INTAKE; TOBACCO;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES;

EID: 84902210473     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.839     Document Type: Note

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