Patterns of prescribing of nutritional supplements in the United Kingdom

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 333-337

  Gale, C R ^a   Edington, J ^b   Coles, S J ^b   Martyn, C N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Body mass index; Children; General practice; Nutritional supplements; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MILK; MILK INTOLERANCE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034864207     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/clnu.2001.0396     Document Type: Article

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