The National Nutrition Summit: History and continued commitment to the nutritional health of the U.S. population

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1949-1952

  Frances Picciano, Mary ^b   Coates, Paul M ^b   Cohen, Barbara E ^a  

^a Collaborative Consultants ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Emerging research agenda; Historical resources; National Nutrition Summit; Nutrition policy

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038314397     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.6.1949     Document Type: Review

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