Galen on obesity: Etiology, effects, and treatment

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 631-635

  Papavramidou, Niki S ^a,b   Papavramidis, Spiros T ^a   Christopoulou Aletra, Helen ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Apt 529A ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBID OBESITY; REVIEW;

EID: 3042565183     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-004-7458-5     Document Type: Review

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