Dietary supplement advertising: Policies based on politics, not science

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 278-282

  Nestle, Marion ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033196339     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3182(99)70465-6     Document Type: Article

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