A survey on reported symptoms of food hypersensitivity in Mauritius

Nutrition and Food Science

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 446-450

  Pugo Gunsam, P ^a   Cahoolessur, N ^b   Subratty, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^b Ministry of Agro Industry and Fisheries   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Food products; Food safety; Mauritius; Personal health

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; GLYCINE MAX; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 53249103317     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346650810906967     Document Type: Article

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