Aflatoxin intake from maize-based diets in a rural population in Southern India

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 226-230

  Vasanthi, S ^a   Bhat, Ramesh V ^a   Subbulakshmi, G ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

^b SNDT WOMEN S UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

aflatoxin; aflatoxin intake; maize

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030972035     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199702)73:2<226::AID-JSFA709>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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