Looking to the future: Electrical stimulation for obesity

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 331, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 226-232

  Abell, Thomas L ^a   Minocha, Anil ^a   Abidi, Nighat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; EATING; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; MORBID OBESITY; NAUSEA; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33646427188     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200604000-00010     Document Type: Article

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