Sodium: Can infants consume too much?

Nutrition & Food Science

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 400-405

  Derbyshire, E ^a   Davies, G J ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet; Food products; Infants; Salt

Indexed keywords

EID: 36348989690     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346650710838054     Document Type: Review

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