Public awareness of the abuse of herbs and drugs to decrease body weight: A novel national survey in Jordan

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 205-213

  Al Safi, Saafan A ^a   Ayoub, Nehad M ^a   Ayoub, Abeer M ^a   Al Momany, Enaam ^a   Al Doghim, Imad ^b   Al Balas, Mosa'b ^c   Alkofahi, Ahmad S ^a   Aboul Enein, Faisal H ^d   Aboul Enein, Basil H ^e  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b Medical Laboratories   (Jordan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e San Jacinto College   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system stimulants; Dietary supplements; Diuretics; Herbal products; Jordan; Laxatives

Indexed keywords

ANTIOBESITY AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; EPHEDRINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LAXATIVE; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN DAMAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG PREFERENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HERB; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERVIEW; IRRITABILITY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUSNESS; OBESITY; PHARMACY STUDENT; POTASSIUM DEFICIENCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SIDE EFFECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREMOR; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VERTIGO; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 44149108972     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-007-0166-5     Document Type: Article

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