Protecting the consumer through truth-in-dieting laws

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 371-382

  Berzins, Lisa G ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a Berzins and Berzins   (United States)

^b University of Kentucky ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF LIVING   (United States)

^e Elmcrest Psychiatric Institute   (United States)

^f Society for Personality Assessment   (United States)

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EID: 5344254597     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-4537.00121     Document Type: Article

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