Slimming on the internet

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 254-257

  Miles, John ^a   Petrie, Catherine ^a   Steel, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; HEALTH HAZARD; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; LOW CALORY DIET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBESITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0034063688     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107680009300510     Document Type: Article

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