A cute hepatitis in a woman after intake of slimming pills bought via Internet;Fallbeskrivning: Kvinna fick akut hepatit efter intag av bantningspiller inköpt via Internet

Lakartidningen

Volumn 102, Issue 28-29, 2005, Pages 2071-2072

  Arneborn, Per ^a   Jansson, Åsa ^c   Böttiger, Ylva ^b  

^a ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOBESITY AGENT; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; USNIC ACID;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; BENZOFURANS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; INTERNET;

EID: 23644438205     PISSN: 00237205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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