Do dietary interventions improve ADHD symptoms in children?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 234-235

  Ballard, William ^a   Hall, Mary N ^a   Kaufmann, Leonora ^a  

^a LEVINE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; FOOD DYE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SUCROSE; SUGAR;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOOD; HUMAN; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; SUGAR INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHILD; DIET THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS; FOOD COLORING AGENTS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77951288822     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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