Nutrient risk assessment: Setting upper levels and an opportunity for harmonization

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 1 SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Aggett, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse health effects; Nutrient risk assessment; Upper levels

Indexed keywords

DIET; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34047124264     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265070281s104     Document Type: Article

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