Playing with fire? Factors influencing risk willingness with the unlicensed fat burner drug 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) in young adults

Public Health

Volumn 129, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1519-1522

  Hoxha, B ^a   Petroczi A ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4 DINITROPHENOL;

ADULT; DRUG; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG SAFETY; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUSHING; GENDER; HEADACHE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SELF ESTEEM; SWEATING; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; UNLICENSED DRUG USE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944414123     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.03.013     Document Type: Article

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