The high price of infant formula in the United States

Agro Food Industry Hi-Tech

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 21-23

  Kent, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH PRICE; INFANT FORMULA;

FOOD TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34047273914     PISSN: 17226996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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