Obesity treated with phototherapy: Four case studies

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 443-446

  Bylesjö, E Ingemar ^a   Boman, Kurt ^b   Wetterberg, Lennart ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Skelleftea Hospital   (Sweden)

^c ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; MELATONIN; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOOD; OBESITY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SERUM; URINE;

DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0029828261     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199612)20:4<443::AID-EAT14>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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