Energy drinks for children and adolescents

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 340, Issue 7737, 2010, Pages 64-

  Oddy, W H ^a   O'Sullivan, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE;

AGITATION; ANXIETY; BEVERAGE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; COFFEE; EDITORIAL; ENERGY DRINK; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LACTATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORTS DRINK; TEA;

EID: 74949122482     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b5268     Document Type: Editorial

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