Evaluation of Internet websites marketing herbal weight-loss supplements to consumers

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1035-1043

  Jordan, Melanie A ^a   Haywood, Tasha ^b  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CVS Caremark   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; DRUG INFORMATION; EVALUATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; MARKETING; MATERNAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SUPPLEMENTATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MARKETING; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 36749060775     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.7197     Document Type: Article

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