Factitious thyrotoxicosis and herbal dietary supplement for weight reduction

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 290-292

  Poon, W T ^a   Ng, S W ^a   Lai, C K ^a   Chan, Y W ^a   Mak, W L ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Animal thyroid tissue; Anti obesity agents; Thyrotoxicosis

Indexed keywords

ADULTERATED DRUG; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIOBESITY AGENT; CAFFEINE; DRUG; EPHEDRINE; FENFLURAMINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PHENOLPHTHALEIN; PROPRANOLOL; THYROID HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID GLAND; THYROTOXICOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RATS; THYROID GLAND; THYROTOXICOSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 41149136670     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701381179     Document Type: Article

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