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Comparative Study
. 1984 May;74(5):501-3.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.74.5.501.

Diet policies of PKU clinics in the United States

V E Schuett, E S Brown
Comparative Study

Diet policies of PKU clinics in the United States

V E Schuett et al. Am J Public Health. 1984 May.

Abstract

About two-thirds of 90 clinics treating phenylketonuria (PKU) now recommend indefinite continuation of a low phenylalanine diet as compared to 1978 when fewer than one-fourth had this policy. The percentage of children maintained on diet has increased markedly for six to eight year-olds. Greater conservatism in clinic diet recommendations likely reflects reports of adverse consequences following diet discontinuation and negative individual clinic experiences.

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