Dietary and herbal supplements for weight loss: assessing the quality of patient information online.
Background: Given the high prevalence of dietary and herbal supplement (DHS) use in tandem with the growing ease of internet access, patients commonly search online for consumer health information about these products. One common reason for DHSs use includes weight loss. Healthcare providers need to...
| Publicado en: | Nutrition Journal Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 1 - 14 |
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BioMed Central
7/27/2021
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