A Chan dietary intervention enhances executive functions and anterior cingulate activity in autism spectrum disorders: A randomized controlled trial

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chan, Agnes S ^a,b   Sze, Sophia L ^a   Han, Yvonne M Y ^a,c   Cheung, Mei Chun ^d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Henan Songshan Research Institute for Chanwuyi   (China)

^c THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SYMPTOM; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862300431     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/262136     Document Type: Article

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