Nutritional advice and treatment by dietitians to patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neurone disease: A survey of current practice in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Canada

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-13

  Rio, Alan ^a   Cawadias, E ^b  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Rehabilitation Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Dietitian; Motor neurone disease; Nutrition; Survey

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CANADA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIETITIAN; DYSPHAGIA; EXPERIENCE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INTERVIEW; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CANADA; DIETETICS; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; IRELAND; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUESTIONNAIRES; WALES;

EID: 33846220577     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2007.00745.x     Document Type: Article

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