Changing Physician Attitudes Toward the Ketogenic Diet: A "Parent-Centered" Approach to Physician Education about a Medication Alternative

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 574-578

  Hemingway, Cheryl ^a   Pyzik, Paula L ^a   Freeman, John M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Ketogenic diet; Physician education

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039741602     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ebeh.2001.0267     Document Type: Article

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