Laypeople's viewpoints about the reasons for expert controversy regarding food additives

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 303-315

  Kajanne, Anna ^a   Pirttilä Backman, Anna Maija ^a  

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EID: 0042764420     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-6625/8/4/303     Document Type: Article

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