Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 37, Issue 5 , Pages 414-415 , November 2005

Citrus aurantium used for weight loss by an adolescent with anorexia nervosa

  • Susan Gray, M.D.
    • ,
  • Alan D. Woolf, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Alan Woolf, Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital, 1295 Longwood Avenue, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02115.

Received 19 September 2004 ,Accepted 14 December 2004.

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PII: S1054-139X(04)00467-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.12.011

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 37, Issue 5 , Pages 414-415 , November 2005

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