Nutritional Intake and Therapies in Autism: A Spectrum of What We Know: Part 1

ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-69

  Geraghty, Maureen E ^a   Depasquale, Gina M ^b   Lane, Alison E ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

autism and diet; developmental disabilities; neurological disorders; problem eating behaviors; sensory processing difficulties

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998186613     PISSN: 19414064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941406409358437     Document Type: Review

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