Efficacy of and patient compliance with a ketogenic diet in adults with intractable epilepsy: A meta-analysis

Journal of Clinical Neurology (Korea)

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 26-31

  Ye, Fang ^a   Li, Xiao Jia ^a   Jiang, Wan Lin ^a   Sun, Hong Bin ^a   Liu, Jie ^a  

^a SICHUAN PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Adult; Compliance; Efficacy; Intractable epilepsy; Ketogenic diet

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923370883     PISSN: 17386586     EISSN: 20055013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2015.11.1.26     Document Type: Article

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