Methods used by the Hippocratic physicians for weight reduction

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 513-517

  Christopoulou Aletra, Helen ^a,b   Papavramidou, Niki ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MASSAGE; REVIEW; RUNNING; WALKING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WRESTLING;

GREEK WORLD; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 2442662696     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-004-7373-9     Document Type: Review

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