How do parents find out about the ketogenic diet?

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 445-448

  Kossoff, Eric H ^a   Doerrer, Sarah S ^a   Turner, Zahava ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cognition; Diet; Epilepsy; Internet; Ketogenic; Perception

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; KETOGENIC DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; KETOGENIC DIET; MALE; PARENTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864316333     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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