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Whitney, R., Nair, R.R. Expanding Dietary Therapy Beyond the Classic Ketogenic Diet: On the Use of the Modified Atkins Diet and Low Glycemic Index Treatment in Pediatric Epilepsy. Indian Pediatr 58, 811–812 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-021-2297-0
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