Nutraceuticals, functional foods and botanical dietary supplements; promote wellbeing and underpin public health

World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 104-123

  Tewfik, Sundus ^a   Tewfik, Ihab ^b  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Botanical dietary supplements; Functional food; Nutraceuticals; Nutrition and health; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949234733     PISSN: 17412242     EISSN: 17412234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/WRSTSD.2008.018552     Document Type: Article

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