A short history of nutritional science: Part I (1785-1885)

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 638-645

  Carpenter, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DIGESTION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXCRETION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; GOITER; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN METABOLISM; REVIEW; SCURVY;

EID: 0037370036     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.3.638     Document Type: Review

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