Nutritional supplements for diabetes sold on the internet: Business or health promotion?

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Covolo, Loredana ^a   Capelli, Michela ^b   Ceretti, Elisabetta ^a   Feretti, Donatella ^a   Caimi, Luigi ^b   Gelatti, Umberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Nutritional supplements; Online sales

Indexed keywords

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MARKETING; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MARKETING; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883077013     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-777     Document Type: Article

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