Dietary patterns of children with autism spectrum disorder: A study based in Egypt

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 262-267

  Meguid, Nagwa ^a   Anwar, Mona ^a   Zaki, Safaa ^a   Kandeel, Wafaa ^a   Ahmed, Nihad ^a   Tewfik, Ihab ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measurements; Autistic Children; Dietary intake; Egyptian; Micronutrients

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW REVISED; AUTISM RATING SCALE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EGYPT; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84935906530     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18579655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2015.051     Document Type: Article

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