Parents' and child health professionals' attitudes towards dietary interventions for children with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 747-757

  Winburn, Elizabeth ^a   Charlton, Jenna ^b   McConachie, Helen ^c   McColl, Elaine ^d   Parr, Jeremy ^c   O'Hare, Anne ^e   Baird, Gillian ^f   Gringras, Paul ^f   Wilson, David C ^e   Adamson, Ashley ^c   Adams, Sandra ^g   Le Couteur, Ann ^c  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ASD; Autism; Casein; Dietary interventions; Gluten

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GLUTEN FREE CASEIN FREE DIET; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCHOOL CHILD; STUDY DESIGN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84896389066     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1922-8     Document Type: Article

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