TransFatty Acids in Dietary Fats and Oils from 14 European Countries: The TRANSFAIR Study

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-149

  Aro, A ^a   Van Amelsvoort, J ^b   Becker, W ^c   Van Erp Baart, M A ^d   Kafatos, A ^e   Leth, T ^f   Van Poppel, G ^d  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^f National Food Agency of Denmark   (Denmark)

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EID: 0000176616     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfca.1998.0569     Document Type: Article

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