Strategies designed to increase awareness about folates and health, and to increase folate intake: A review

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 246-252

  Buttriss, Judith ^a  

^a BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; NUTRITION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

ETHNIC MINORITIES; FORTIFICATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; PUBLIC EDUCATION;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

EID: 20444492871     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2005.03.012     Document Type: Article

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