Unreported sauna use in anorexia nervosa: Evidence from the world-wide-web

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 50-55

  Vahasoini A ^a   Vazquez, R ^a   Birmingham, C L ^b   Gutierrez, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Dehydration; Heat; Internet; Sauna; Weight loss strategies; World wide web

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERNET; SAUNA; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNET; STEAM BATH;

EID: 4344677872     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325045     Document Type: Article

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