Lose 40 pounds in 4 weeks": Regulating commercial weight-loss programs;«Perdre 20 kilos en 4 semaines»: La réglementation des programmes commerciaux d'amaigrissement s'impose

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 180, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 367-368

  Freedhoff, Yoni ^a   Sharma, Arya M ^b  

^a Bariatric Medical Institute   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN B GROUP;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; EDITORIAL; EPHEDRA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIPOLYSIS; LOW CALORY DIET; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OBESITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 61449237412     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.090071     Document Type: Editorial

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