The Use of Herbal Remedies by Adolescents with Eating Disorders

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 223-228

  Trigazis, Leo ^a   Tennankore, Dhenuka ^a   Vohra, Sunita ^b   Katzman, Debra K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Eating disorders; Herbal remedies

Indexed keywords

CHAMOMILE; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; EPHEDRA EXTRACT; FENNEL OIL; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SENNA EXTRACT; THYME EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 1542316251     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.10248     Document Type: Article

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