Views and use of over-the-counter weight loss products among the general public

International Journal of Health Promotion and Education

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 63-68

  Andronicou, A ^a   Hackett, A ^a,b   Richards, J ^a   Krska, J ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IM Marsh Campus   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOBESITY AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; DRUG USE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PHARMACY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 66549127075     PISSN: 14635240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14635240.2009.10708161     Document Type: Article

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