Exploration of food addiction in pediatric patients: A preliminary investigation

Journal of Addiction Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-32

  Merlo, Lisa J ^a,c   Klingman, Courtney ^a   Malasanos, Toree H ^b   Silverstein, Janet H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Brain Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Food addiction; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349249686     PISSN: 19320620     EISSN: 19353227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0b013e31819638b0     Document Type: Article

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