Clinical effectiveness and economic costs of group versus one-to-one education for short-chain fermentable carbohydrate restriction (low FODMAP diet) in the management of irritable bowel syndrome

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 687-696

  Whigham, L ^a,b   Joyce, T ^a,c   Harper, G ^d   Irving, P M ^a,c   Staudacher, H M ^a,c   Whelan, K ^a   Lomer, M C E ^a,c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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

^d Matrix Science   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FODMAP; Cost effective; Diet; Group education; Irritable bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIET THERAPY; ECONOMICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946495971     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12318     Document Type: Article

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