A comparison of general practitioners prescribing of gluten-free foods for the treatment of coeliac disease with national prescribing guidelines

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 96-104

  Martin, U ^a   Mercer, S W ^b  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coeliac disease; Dermatitis herpetiformis; General practitioners; Gluten free foods; Prescriptions

Indexed keywords

GLUTEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLUTEN FREE DIET; GLUTEN-FREE FOODS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

COELIAC DISEASE; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GLUTEN-FREE FOODS; PRESCRIPTIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; DIET, GLUTEN-FREE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GLUTENS; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893697310     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12116     Document Type: Article

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