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A Problem-Based Learning Approach to Incorporating Nutrition into the Medical Curriculum

Marilyn S. EdwardsDepartment of Internal Medicine and
, Ph.D., R.D. &
Gary C. RosenfeldDepartment of Integrated Biology and Pharmacology University of Texas Medical School Houston, Texas77030
, Ph.D.
Article: 4611 | Published online: 09 Dec 2009

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