Food irradiation: More pros than cons? Part 2

Biologist

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 141-144

  Stewart, Eileen M ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Animal and Bioscience Research Department   (Ireland)

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EID: 4544290437     PISSN: 00063347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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