Evaluation of dexfenfluramine in a weight loss program for obese infertile women

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-212

  Galletly, Cherrie ^a,b   Clark, Anne ^a   Tomlinson, Liza ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXFENFLURAMINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF ESTEEM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FENFLURAMINE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OBESITY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0030060150     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199603)19:2<209::AID-EAT12>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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