Avoid unnecessary drug-related carbohydrates for patients consuming the ketogenic diet

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 87-101

  McGhee, Bill ^a,b   Katyal, Neelam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHEMISTRY; DIET THERAPY; EPILEPSY; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; KETOACIDOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; STANDARD;

CARBOHYDRATES; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; KETOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0035227525     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(01)00021-9     Document Type: Article

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