Adults with untreated phenylketonuria: Out of sight, out of mind

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 193, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 501-502

  Murphy, Glynis H ^a   Johnson, Sally M ^b   Amos, Allayne ^a   Weetch, Eleanor ^c   Hoskin, Rosemary ^d   Fitzgerald, Brian ^e   Lilburn, Maggie ^f   Robertson, Lesley ^f   Lee, Philip ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Services for Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities   (United Kingdom)

^c National Society for Phenylketonuria   (United Kingdom)

^d Dietetic Services to Learning Disabilities Team   (United Kingdom)

^e CHASE FARM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENYLKETONURIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHENYLALANINE; PHENYLKETONURIAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57449086335     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.045021     Document Type: Article

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