Use of sibutramine in obese hispanic adolescents

Advances in Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 507-509

  Violante Ortíz, Rafael ^a   Del Rio Navarro, Blanca Estela ^b   Lara Esqueda, Agustín ^c   Pérez, Pedro ^d   Fanghänel, Guillermo ^e   Madero, Agustín ^a   Berber, Arturo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL INFANTIL DE MÉXICO FEDERICO GÓMEZ   (Mexico)

^c Ministry of Health   (Mexico)

^d Cemain Hospital   (Mexico)

^e HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SIBUTRAMINE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSION; DRUG APPROVAL; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LETTER; OBESITY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RISK; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33748759867     PISSN: 0741238X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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