The Ketogenic Diet

ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 370-376

  Plogsted, Steven ^a  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

antiseizure diets ketogenic diet; carbohydrate controlled diet; chronic disease management; medical nutrition therapy; neurological disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998183658     PISSN: 19414064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941406410389490     Document Type: Article

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