Consumers and health: Getting the probiotic message across

Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 145-149

  Lähteenmäki, Liisa ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Consumer; Health; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSUMER; DRUG INFORMATION; EUROPE; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MARKET; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WELLBEING;

EID: 3342938449     PISSN: 0891060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08910600410032358     Document Type: Conference Paper

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